nidus

English Thesaurus

1. a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs (noun.object)

hypernym	:	nest,
definition	:	a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young (noun.object)

hyponym	:	hornet's nest, hornets' nest, wasp's nest, wasps' nest,
definition	:	habitation for wasps or hornets (noun.object)

2. a central point or locus of an infection in an organism (noun.state)

hypernym	:	point,
definition	:	the precise location of something; a spatially limited location (noun.location)

part meronym	:	focal infection,
definition	:	bacterial infection limited to a specific organ or region especially one causing symptoms elsewhere (noun.state)