What does NIDUS mean?

Definitions for NIDUS
ˈnaɪ dəsnidus

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. focus, focal point, nidusnoun

    a central point or locus of an infection in an organism

    "the focus of infection"

  2. nidusnoun

    a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs

Wiktionary

  1. nidusnoun

    A nest for insects or small animals

  2. nidusnoun

    A locus of infection in an organism

  3. nidusnoun

    An originating point for a phenomenon

  4. Etymology: From nidus#Latin

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  1. nidus

    A nidus is a place or environment in which something originates, develops, or is located. In medicine, it can refer to a site in the body where bacteria or other organisms lodge and multiply, or the starting point of a disease. In general context, it can be used to describe a focus or center of activity or concern.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Nidusnoun

    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

  2. Etymology: [L. See Nidi, Nest.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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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  1. Indus

  2. dinus

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of NIDUS in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of NIDUS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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