1. Plural of nidus; places where something is bred, produced, or develops; nests or breeding grounds.
Usage: Formal or technical usage; Often used in biology, medicine, or figurative contexts
2. In medicine and biology, sites or foci where disease organisms or pathological processes originate or develop.
Usage: Medical/scientific term

Examples

• The swamp provided multiple niduses for mosquito populations.
• Researchers identified several niduses of infection within the tissue sample.
• Urban areas can become niduses for the spread of infectious diseases.
• The organization served as a nidus for revolutionary ideas that spread throughout the region.
• Stagnant water creates ideal niduses for bacterial growth.