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Noun: nidus (nidi)  nI-dus
  1. A central point or locus of an infection in an organism
    "the nidus of infection";
    - focus, focal point
     
  2. A nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs

Derived forms: nidi

Type of: nest, point

Part of: focal infection

Encyclopedia: Nidus

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Nidaros
nidation
NIDDM
nide
nidicolous
nidification
nidifugous
Nidularia
Nidulariaceae
Nidulariales
nidus
Niebuhr
niece
niello
Niels Abel
Niels Bohr
Niels Henrik Abel
Niels Henrik David Bohr
Nielsen
Niemann-Pick disease
nierembergia