ni·dus
n, pl ni*di or ni*dus*es 1 : a place or substance in tissue where the germs of a disease or other organisms lodge and multiply 2 : a place where something originates or is fostered or develops <hysterical symptoms often grow from an organic , congenital or acquired -D. N. Parfitt> .
Similar sounding terms: na·tes nodosa no·dose
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