encephaloid, a. Path.
(ɛnˈsɛfəlɔɪd)
[a. Fr. encéphaloïde (Laennec) f. Gr. ἐγκέϕαλ-ος the brain + -oid.]
That resembles the brain or brain-structure; the distinctive epithet of soft cancer (sarcoma).
| 1846 W. H. Walshe Cancer 8. 1872 Peaslee Ovar. Tumours 20 The encephaloid variety is more common than the scirrhous. |