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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.

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.

nidus (nī´dus),
n the focal point; an originating position or nucleus.

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).

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