Encephaloid

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A malignant cancer of brain-like consistency. archaic

Adjective

1
Resembling the brain (cerebriform), or the material of the brain. dated
"encephaloid cancer"

Etymology

From encephalo- + -oid.

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