CANDIDIASIS

candidiasis, moniliasis, monilia disease

(noun) an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

candidiasis (countable and uncountable, plural candidiases)

(pathology) A fungal infection of any of the Candida (yeast) species.

Synonyms

• thrush

• yeast infection

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

13 February 2025

BREAK

(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”


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