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• candida
  candida

  noun

  any of the yeastlike fungi constituting the genus Candida, members of which may cause athlete's foot, vaginitis, thrush, or other infections.
• Candida
  Candida

  noun

  a female given name.

candida

¹ American  

[kan-di-duh] / ˈkæn dɪ də /

noun

candidas plural

1. any of the yeastlike fungi constituting the genus Candida, members of which may cause athlete's foot, vaginitis, thrush, or other infections.

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Candida ² American  

[kan-di-duh] / ˈkæn dɪ də /

noun

1. a female given name.

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Candida ³ American  

[kan-di-duh] / ˈkæn dɪ də /

noun

1. a comedy (1898) by G. B. Shaw.

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candida British  

/ ˈkændɪdə /

noun

1. any yeastlike parasitic fungus of the genus Candida, esp C. albicans, which causes thrush ( candidiasis )

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candida Scientific  

/ kăn′dĭ-də /

1. Any of the yeastlike deuteromycete fungi of the genus Candida that are normally present on the skin and in the mucous membranes of the mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina. Certain species may become pathogenic, especially C. albicans, which causes thrush and other infections.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• candidas
  plural

Etymology

Origin of candida

1923; < New Latin; Latin: feminine of candidus bright, light; see candid

Example Sentences

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candida Candida

C. albicans, or candida, is known to cause yeast infections.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024

Once a fungal infection enters the bloodstream, treatment becomes exponentially more difficult: Bloodstream infections with fungi in the candida family, for example, have a mortality rate of 30 percent.

From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022

I also had a normal pap smear and exam this October, although in the lab report it said they found candida on my cervix.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2021

So, in theory, perhaps it's not actually the coronavirus that results in the lack of taste, but the compromised immune system that caused candida or other infection?

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2020

These denunciations of Antonius and Catiline seem to be taken from the oration in toga candida.

From The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order by Shuckburgh, Evelyn S.

Candida auris is especially dangerous for people who are already critically ill, leaving hospitals highly exposed to outbreaks.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 23, 2025

Researchers at the University of Exeter have now taken a major step forward by examining how genes are activated during Candida auris infection.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 23, 2025

Cocker said they'd only attend if it was a "life or death situation", while keyboard player Candida Doyle told BBC 6 Music that organisers "weren't interested" in booking them.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025

Candida auris is a type of yeast that can cause life-threatening illness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2025

Candida, Gervasius, Protasius, Marcellina and Satirus, and a representation of the cities of Milan and Tours—Tours because there, when S. Martin was undergoing martyrdom, the spirit of S. Ambrose went to give him strength.

From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe