encephaloid

== English == === Etymology === From encephalo- +‎ -oid. === Adjective === encephaloid (comparative more encephaloid, superlative most encephaloid) (dated) Resembling the brain (cerebriform), or the material of the brain. === Noun === encephaloid (plural encephaloids) (archaic) A malignant cancer of brain-like consistency. === References === “encephaloid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.