NIDUS - Definition

Pronunciation:		'nIdus
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs [n] a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection"

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	Synonyms:	focus

	See Also:	focal infection, hornet's nest, nest, point, wasp's nest

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Ni"dus\, n.; pl. {nidi}. [L. See {Nidi}, {Nest}.] 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.