This compilation of data is called a tide table. Tides have little effect in the open ocean and in lakes, so tables mainly are generated for coastal areas, inlets, bays and estuaries. Not surprisingly, boats rely heavily on tidal information.
nidus in Medicine. nidus niÂ·dus (nÄ«'dÉs) n. pl. niÂ·dusÂ·es or niÂ·di (-dÄ«) A central point or focus of bacterial growth in a living organism. A nest, especially one for the eggs of insects, spiders, pathogenic organisms, or small animals. A cavity where spores develop. A point or place at which something originates, accumulates, or develops, as the center around which calculi form.
NIDDM vs. IDDM. Diabetes mellitus is a disease in which the pancreas produces inadequate amounts of insulin, or in which the bodyâs cells fail to act appropriately to insulin. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that helps the bodyâs cells absorb glucose (sugar) so that it can be used as a source of energy.