nidus
pronunciation
How to pronounce nidus in British English:
UK ['naɪdəs]
How to pronounce nidus in American English:
US ['naɪdəs]
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- Noun:
- a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
- a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs
Word Origin
- nidus (n.)
- "nest, breeding place," 1742, from Latin nidus "a nest," from Old Latin *nizdus (see nest (n.)). Figurative use by 1807. Classical plural is nidi.
Example
- 1. Removal and medical treatment of common acne nidus .
- 2. On right , the lung nature nidus oozes .
- 3. Bacteria or bile pigment may serve as a nidus for crystal .
- 4. The chinese medicine active substance eliminate nidus organization have the characteristics of specificity and selectivity .
- 5. It is this accumulation of foam cells that forms the nidus of a developing atherosclerotic lesion .