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UK
/nˈɪdəs/
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NOUN
- a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs
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a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
the focus of infection
How To Use nidus In A Sentence
- But where Social Security established the nidus of a public institution that grew over time, the Senate bill proscribes any such new public institution. Compulsory Private Health Insurance: Just Another Bailout for the Financial Sector?
- Precipitated bilirubin may form a nidus for subsequent cholesterol deposition.
- “Niche” entered English in the 17th century, a borrowing from the French, who had borrowed it from the Latin nidus nest. The Grammarphobia Blog » Blog Archive » A nitch to scratch
- This observation of conflicting statements became the nidus forming PMW, a foundation which Itamar continues to direct today. Qanta Ahmed, MD: The Adventures of Itamar Marcus and the Hamas Bunny: Palestine at Play
- Other common tree species include Calophyllum inophyllum, Pandanus tectorius, Hernandia nymphaeifolia, Ficus tinctoria, Guettarda speciosa, the shrubs Suriana maritime, and Pemphis acidula, the fern Asplenium nidus, and the vine Ipomoea tuba. Western Polynesian tropical moist forests
- I envision the club serving as a nidus for an after-school science club. Newtonian poetry
- Each lies in a deep fossa, termed the birds nest (nidus avis), between the uvula and the biventral lobule. IX. Neurology. 4a. The Hind-brain or Rhombencephalon
- The understory is characterized by extensive moss growth, both on the ground and on trees, as well as by the occurrence of epiphytic orchids such as Asplenium nidus and ferns such as Freycinetia sp. Ujung Kulon National Park and Krakatau Nature Reserve, Indonesia
- The understory is characterized by extensive moss growth, both on the ground and on trees, as well as by the occurrence of epiphytic orchids such as Asplenium nidus and ferns such as Freycinetia sp. Ujung Kulon National Park and Krakatau Nature Reserve, Indonesia
- A calcified central nidus, a laminated pattern, diffuse calcifications or a ‘popcorn’ pattern all suggest benignity.