The Collaborative International Dictionary
Encephaloid
Encephaloid \En*ceph"a*loid\, a. [Gr. 'egke`falos + -oid.] Resembling the material of the brain; cerebriform.
Encephaloid cancer (Med.), a very malignant form of cancer of brainlike consistency. See under Cancer.
Encephaloid
Encephaloid \En*ceph"a*loid\, n. An encephaloid cancer.
Wiktionary
encephaloid
a. Resembling the material of the brain; cerebriform. n. A malignant cancer of brain-like consistency.