nodus
[
noh
-d
uh
s]
/ˈnoʊ dəs/
noun
,
plural
nodi
[
noh
-dahy, -dee]
/ˈnoʊ daɪ, -di/
(
Show IPA
)
1.
a difficult or intricate point, situation, plot, etc.
Origin
1350-1400;
Middle English:
knot in the flesh <
Latin
nōdus
knot
British Dictionary definitions for
nodus
nodus
/
ˈnəʊdəs
/
noun
(
pl
)
-di
(
-daɪ
)
1.
a problematic idea, situation, etc
2.
another word for
node
Word Origin
C14: from Latin: knot
nodus
in Medicine
nodus
no·dus (nō'dəs)
n.
pl.
no·di
(-dī)
A circumscribed mass of tissue; a node.