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| − | A nidus (NEYE-dus) is a place or core for the development of something in nature. For example, the nidus of a pearl is the original core from which the pearl develops. | + | A '''nidus''' (NEYE-dus) is a place or core for the development of something in nature. For example, the nidus of a pearl is the original core from which the pearl develops. |
Nidus is often used as a figure of speech to refer to the essential core of something. | Nidus is often used as a figure of speech to refer to the essential core of something. | ||
| − | In psychiatry, | + | In psychiatry, a hallucination lacks a nidus in reality, but a delusion has one. |
| + | [[Category:Psychology]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Biology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:52, June 23, 2016
A nidus (NEYE-dus) is a place or core for the development of something in nature. For example, the nidus of a pearl is the original core from which the pearl develops.
Nidus is often used as a figure of speech to refer to the essential core of something.
In psychiatry, a hallucination lacks a nidus in reality, but a delusion has one.