Meaning & use

Nidi

noun·Academic

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The plural of 'nidus', referring to a nest-like site, especially a place in the body where infection, disease, or growth originates.

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The scan revealed several nidi of infection in the lung tissue.

Biologists mapped the nidi where the insects laid their eggs.

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Borrowed directly from Latin 'nidus' (nest); the term is used mainly in medical and biological contexts.

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