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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

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Etymology

Origin of candida

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

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Example Sentences

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candida Candida

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

From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024

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

I’ve had a number of patients that got much better after candida treatment.

From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2010

The ‘goelette blanche’ may have been Gygis candida.

From Essays on early ornithology and kindred subjects by James Roxburgh McClymont

Candida auris, also called Candidozyma auris, is now recognized as a serious global health threat and appears on the World Health Organization's critical priority fungal pathogens list.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 23, 2025

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

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

“Most of the patients that get infections with Candida auris are themselves pretty sick to start with,” said Stuart Cohen, chief of infectious diseases at UC Davis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025

I had better go now and take the fan to Signorina Candida.

From The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with an introduction by Helen Zimmern by Carlo Goldoni

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