encephaloid

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encephaloid - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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