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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

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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Etymology

Origin of candida

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

Example Sentences

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

When I finally coughed up sputum, the now infamous black sputum, it grew candida, a fungus associated with the loss of taste but not necessarily smell.

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

And again, ————Quem candida Dido Esse sui dederat Monumentum & pignus Amoris.

From Parodies of Ballad Criticism (1711-1787) A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb, 1711, by William Wagstaffe; The Knave of Hearts, 1787, by George Canning by Wagstaffe, William