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ni·dus

Dictionary result for nidus
/ˈnīdəs/

noun
 * 1.

MEDICINE

a place in which bacteria have multiplied or may multiply; a focus of infection.

"abscesses and scarring were present which would be consistent with an initial nidus of infection in the lung"
 * 2.

a place or situation in which something develops or is fostered.

"many models of society see the main nidus of struggle residing in the sphere of production"