nodus
/ˈnoʊdəs/
noun
- A difficult or complicated situation; a problem or knotty point.
- The plot of the mystery novel revolves around a nodus that the detective must solve.
- She faced a moral nodus when she had to choose between telling the truth and protecting her friend.
- The negotiators finally untangled the nodus that had stalled the peace talks.
- A knot or swelling, especially in a biological or anatomical context.
- In the insect's wing, the nodus is a thickened point that helps with flight stability.
- The botanist noted a small nodus on the stem where the leaf had once attached.
- The surgeon carefully removed the nodus from the patient's thyroid gland.
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