nidus /ni·dus/ (ni´dus) pl. ni´di [L.]
1. the point of origin or focus of a morbid process.
2. nucleus (2).
nidus a´vis a depression in the cerebellum between the posterior velum and uvula.
nidus a·vis (  v s)n. A deep depression on each side of the inferior surface of the cerebellum in which the cerebellar tonsil rests. Also called nidus hirundinus. |
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