Nidus — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a central point or locus of an infection in an organism

a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɪdəs/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɪdəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɪdəs/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈɪdəs/.

Examples

the focus of infection

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

focal point focus

Parts of Speech

noun	a central point or locus of an infection in an organism “the focus of infection”
noun	a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

nido

un punto central o locus de una infección en un organismo

🇮🇹Italian

nido

un punto centrale o luogo di un'infezione in un organismo

🇷🇺Russian

очаг

центральная точка или очаг инфекции в организме

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रोगों का घर

किसी जीव में संक्रमण का केंद्रीय बिंदु या स्थान

🇮🇳Tamil

நிடஸ்

ஒரு உயிரினத்தில் ஒரு மையப் புள்ளி அல்லது நோய்த்தொற்றின் இடம்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిడస్

ఒక జీవిలో సంక్రమణ యొక్క కేంద్ర బిందువు లేదా స్థానం

🇮🇳Marathi

निडस

एखाद्या जीवातील संसर्गाचा मध्यबिंदू किंवा स्थान

🇮🇳Gujarati

નીડસ

સજીવમાં ચેપનું કેન્દ્રિય બિંદુ અથવા સ્થાન

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಡಸ್

ಒಂದು ಜೀವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸೋಂಕಿನ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಬಿಂದು ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಳ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിഡസ്

ഒരു ജീവിയിലെ അണുബാധയുടെ കേന്ദ്ര ബിന്ദു അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്ഥാനം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

病灶

有机体感染的中心点或场所

🇯🇵Japanese

ナイダス

生物における感染の中心点または場所

🇰🇷Korean

근원

유기체 내 감염의 중심점 또는 위치

🇹🇭Thai

นิดัส

จุดศูนย์กลางหรือตำแหน่งของการติดเชื้อในร่างกาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

sarang serangga

titik pusat atau lokus infeksi pada suatu organisme

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المفرخ

نقطة مركزية أو موضع العدوى في الكائن الحي

🇮🇷Persian

نیدوس

یک نقطه مرکزی یا محل عفونت در یک ارگانیسم

🇹🇷Turkish

merkez

bir organizmadaki enfeksiyonun merkezi noktası veya odağı

🇮🇱Hebrew

נידוס

נקודה מרכזית או מוקד של זיהום באורגניזם

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The primary meaning of 'nidus' is 'a central point or locus of an infection in an organism'.

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'nidus' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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