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Encephaloid

En-ceph′a-loid

,
Adj.
[Gr.
ἐγκέφαλοσ
+
-oid
.]
Resembling the material of the brain; cerebriform.
Encephaloid cancer
(Med.)
,
a very malignant form of cancer of brainlike consistency. See under
Cancer
.

En-ceph′a-loid

,
Noun.
An encephaloid cancer.

Definition 2024


encephaloid

encephaloid

English

Adjective

encephaloid (comparative more encephaloid, superlative most encephaloid)

  1. Resembling the material of the brain; cerebriform.

Noun

encephaloid (plural encephaloids)

  1. A malignant cancer of brain-like consistency.