nidus

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

focus focal point jack center seminary hothouse base basis hive attention housing axis focusing attraction anchor
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Antonyms

surface outside border edge boundary margin
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Hypernyms

point nest

Hyponyms

hornet's nest hornets' nest wasp's nest wasps' nest

Related terms

nidal nidifugous nidation nidificate nidulate nidify

Derivatives

nidi

Anagrams

Dinus Indus

Examples

the focus of infection Source: Internet

If a cerebral AVM is detected before a stroke occurs, usually the arteries feeding blood into the nidus can be closed off to avert the danger. Source: Internet

Understory species in this forest are often Morinda citrifolia, Cocos seedlings and Asplenium nidus (bird's nest fern), and occasionally, Neisosperma oppositifolium and Guettarda speciosa. Source: Internet

The resulting tangle of blood vessels, often called a nidus (Latin for "nest"), has no capillaries. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

nidulate nidulation nidulite Nidwalden NIE Niebauer