1 example sentence using nidus.
Nidus used in a sentence
Nidus in a sentence as a noun
Basically, because I left my sinuses all stuffed up, I created a nidus for infection -- ie the perfect environment for bacteria to breed -- so I had a cold for a week, and then I had a bacterial sinusitis for another 2 weeks and finally broke down to take antibiotics.
Nidus definitions
noun
a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection"
See also: focus
noun
a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs