Definition of nidus Nidus
ni•dus
We found 8 definitions of nidus from 5 different sources.
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What does nidus mean?
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NounPlural: niduses |
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| nidus - a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs | ||
| nest a kind of gun emplacement; "a machine-gun nest"; "a nest of snipers" | ||
| nidus - a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection" | ||
| focus, focal point | ||
| point sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- nidus (n.)
A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a breeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or the germs of a disease effect lodgment or are developed.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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nidus
nī′dus, n. a place, esp. in an animal body, in which a germ lodges and begins to develop. [L.]
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🔤- nidus, noun, singular of niduses.
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