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nidus

Definitions


[ˈnʌɪdəs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a place in which bacteria have multiplied or may multiply; a focus of infection
(e.g: abscesses and scarring were present which would be consistent with an initial nidus of infection in the lung)

- a place or situation in which something develops or is fostered
(e.g: many models of society see the main nidus of struggle residing in the sphere of production)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century (in the former sense ‘place in which an insect deposits its eggs’): from Latin, literally ‘nest’




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