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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 2025
encephaloid
encephaloid
English
Adjective
encephaloid (comparative more encephaloid, superlative most encephaloid)
- Resembling the material of the brain; cerebriform.
Noun
encephaloid (plural encephaloids)
- A malignant cancer of brain-like consistency.