A central point or locus of an infection in an organism.
synonyms: focal point, focus.
Roget 189:
abode,
dwelling,
lodging,
domicile,
residence,
apartment,
place,
digs,
pad,
address,
habitation,
where one's lot is cast,
local habitation,
berth,
diggings,
seat,
lap,
sojourn,
housing,
quarters,
headquarters,
resiance†,
tabernacle,
throne,
ark.
home,
fatherland;
country;
homestead,
homestall†;
fireside;
hearth,
hearth stone;
chimney corner,
inglenook,
ingle side;
harem,
seraglio,
zenana†;
household gods,
lares et penates [Lat.],
roof,
household,
housing,
dulce domum [Lat.],
paternal domicile;
native soil,
native land.
habitat,
range,
stamping ground;
haunt,
hangout;
biosphere;
environment,
ecological niche.
nest,
nidus,
snuggery†;
arbor,
bower,
etc.
191;
lair,
den,
cave,
hole,
hiding place,
cell,
sanctum sanctorum [Lat.],
aerie,
eyrie,
eyry†,
rookery,
hive;
covert,
resort,
retreat,
perch,
roost;
nidification;
kala jagah†.
bivouac,
camp,
encampment,
cantonment,
castrametation†;
barrack,
casemate†,
casern†.
tent
etc.
(covering)
223;
building
etc.
(construction)
161;
chamber
etc.
(receptacle)
191;
xenodochium†.
tenement,
messuage,
farm,
farmhouse,
grange,
hacienda,
toft†.
cot,
cabin,
hut,
chalet,
croft,
shed,
booth,
stall,
hovel,
bothy†,
shanty,
dugout [U.S.],
wigwam;
pen
etc.
(inclosure)
232;
barn,
bawn†;
kennel,
sty,
doghold†,
cote,
coop,
hutch,
byre;
cow house,
cow shed;
stable,
dovecote,
columbary†,
columbarium;
shippen†;
igloo,
iglu†,
jacal†;
lacustrine dwelling†,
lacuslake dwelling†,
lacuspile dwelling†;
log cabin,
log house;
shack,
shebang [Slang],
tepee,
topek†.
house,
mansion,
place,
villa,
cottage,
box,
lodge,
hermitage,
rus in urbe [Lat.],
folly,
rotunda,
tower,
chateau,
castle,
pavilion,
hotel,
court,
manor-house,
capital messuage,
hall,
palace;
kiosk,
bungalow;
casa [Sp.],
country seat,
apartment house,
flat house,
frame house,
shingle house,
tenement house;
temple
etc.
1000.
hamlet,
village,
thorp†,
dorp†,
ham,
kraal;
borough,
burgh,
town,
city,
capital,
metropolis;
suburb;
province,
country;
county town,
county seat;
courthouse [U.S.];
ghetto.
street,
place,
terrace,
parade,
esplanade,
alameda†,
board walk,
embankment,
road,
row,
lane,
alley,
court,
quadrangle,
quad,
wynd [Scot.],
close [Scot.],
yard,
passage,
rents,
buildings,
mews.
square,
polygon,
circus,
crescent,
mall,
piazza,
arcade,
colonnade,
peristyle,
cloister;
gardens,
grove,
residences;
block of buildings,
market place,
place,
plaza.
anchorage,
roadstead,
roads;
dock,
basin,
wharf,
quay,
port,
harbor.
quarter,
parish
etc.
(region)
181.
assembly room,
meetinghouse,
pump room,
spa,
watering place;
inn;
hostel,
hostelry;
hotel,
tavern,
caravansary,
dak bungalow†,
khan,
hospice;
public house,
pub,
pot house,
mug house;
gin mill,
gin palace;
bar,
bar room;
barrel house [U.S.],
cabaret,
chophouse;
club,
clubhouse;
cookshop†,
dive [U.S.],
exchange [Euph.];
grill room,
saloon [U.S.],
shebeen†;
coffee house,
eating house;
canteen,
restaurant,
buffet,
cafe,
estaminet†,
posada†;
almshouse†,
poorhouse,
townhouse [U.S.].
garden,
park,
pleasure ground,
plaisance†,
demesne.
[quarters for animals]
cage,
terrarium,
doghouse;
pen,
aviary;
barn,
stall;
zoo.
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Roget 153:
cause,
origin,
source,
principle,
element;
occasioner†,
prime mover,
primum mobile [Lat.];
vera causa [Lat.];
author
etc.
(producer)
164;
mainspring;
agent;
leaven;
groundwork,
foundation
etc.
(support)
215.
spring,
fountain,
well,
font;
fountainhead,
spring head,
wellhead;
fons et origo [Lat.],
genesis;
descent
etc.
(paternity)
166;
remote cause;
influence.
pivot,
hinge,
turning point,
lever,
crux,
fulcrum;
key;
proximate cause,
causa causans [Lat.];
straw that breaks the camel's back.
ground;
reason,
reason why;
why and wherefore,
rationale,
occasion,
derivation;
final cause
etc.
(intention)
620;
les dessous des cartes [Fr.];
undercurrents.
rudiment.
egg,
germ,
embryo,
bud,
root,
radix radical,
etymon,
nucleus,
seed,
stem,
stock,
stirps,
trunk,
tap-root,
gemmule†,
radicle,
semen,
sperm.
nest,
cradle,
nursery,
womb,
nidus,
birthplace,
hotbed.
causality,
causation;
origination;
production
etc.
161.
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