nidus
nounEtymology Borrowed from Latin nīdus (“nest”). Doublet of nye and nest.
1
An aggregate of neurons.
2
A nest for insects or small animals.
3
A place of infection in an organism.
4
An origin (originating point) for a phenomenon.
- Related terms
- nido-, nidal, pilonidal, nidation, annidation, nidificate, nidify, nidulate, nidifugous