encephaloid

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adjective

Resembling the brain (cerebriform), or the material of the brain.

“encephaloid tumor”

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Meanings

adjectiveencephaloid (comparative more encephaloid, superlative most encephaloid)

comparative more encephaloid · superlative most encephaloid

  1. datedResembling the brain (cerebriform), or the material of the brain.

    encephaloid tumor

    1 more example

    encephaloid cancer

nounencephaloid (plural encephaloids)

plural encephaloids

  1. archaicA malignant cancer of brain-like consistency.

Origin

From encephalo- + -oid.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cephalodine
Cite this entry
APA

encephaloid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encephaloid

MLA

“encephaloid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encephaloid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “encephaloid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encephaloid.

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