nodus

no·dus

[noh-duhs]
noun, plural no·di [-dahy] .
a difficult or intricate point, situation, plot, etc.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English: knot in the flesh < Latin nōdus knot

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nodus (ˈnəʊdəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -di
1.  a problematic idea, situation, etc
2.  another word for node
 
[C14: from Latin: knot]

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nodus no·dus (nō'dəs)
n. pl. no·di (-dī)
A circumscribed mass of tissue; a node.

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