Word

nidus, n.
(nidi)

a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs
<noun.object>

nidus

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

focal point focus nidus

"the focus of infection"

semantic pointers

hypernym

part holonym