单词 | nidus |
释义 | nidus/ˈnʌɪdəs /noun (plural nidi /ˈnʌɪdʌɪ/ or niduses) chiefly technical 1A place in which something is formed or deposited; a site of origin: figurative many models of society see the main nidus of struggle residing in the sphere of production...
1.1 Medicine A place in which bacteria have multiplied or may multiply; a focus of infection.The central venous catheter, or an associated thrombus, can act as a nidus for infection....
OriginLate 17th century (in the former sense 'place in which an insect deposits its eggs'): from Latin, literally 'nest'. Rhymes |
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