a nidus for......
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nidus. See Def #5. sm
Subject: nidus. See Def #5. sm
nidus, pl. nidi
1. A nest.
2. The nucleus or central point of origin of a nerve.
3. A focus of infection.
4. The nucleus of a crystal; the coalescence of molecules or small particles that is the beginning of a crystal or similar solid deposit.
5. The focus of reduced density at the center of an osteoid osteoma, on bone radiographs.
Origin
[L. nest]
nidus avis
nidus hirundinis
nidus, pl. nidi
1. A nest.
2. The nucleus or central point of origin of a nerve.
3. A focus of infection.
4. The nucleus of a crystal; the coalescence of molecules or small particles that is the beginning of a crystal or similar solid deposit.
5. The focus of reduced density at the center of an osteoid osteoma, on bone radiographs.
Origin
[L. nest]
nidus avis
nidus hirundinis
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