nidus

nidus /ni·dus/ (ni´dus) pl. ni´di   [L.]

1. the point of origin or focus of a morbid process.

2. nucleus (2).

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nidus a´vis  a depression in the cerebellum between the posterior velum and uvula.

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ni·dus (nds)

n. pl. ni·dus·es or ni·di (-d)

1. A central point or focus of bacterial growth in a living organism.

2. A nest, especially one for the eggs of insects, spiders, pathogenic organisms, or small animals.

3. A cavity where spores develop.

4. A point or place at which something originates, accumulates, or develops, as the center around which calculi form.

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nidus

[nī′dəs]

Etymology: L, nest

a point or origin, focus, or nucleus of a disease process.

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nidus (nī´dus),

n the focal point; an originating position or nucleus.

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nidus

pl. nidi [L.]

1. a nest; point of origin or focus of a morbid process, e.g. a urolith, a local infection.

2. nucleus (2).