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candidiasis

American

[kan-di-dahy-uh-sis] / ˌkæn dɪˈdaɪ ə sɪs /

noun

any of a variety of infections caused by fungi of the genus Candida, occurring most often in the mouth, respiratory tract bronchocandidiasis, or vagina.

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Noun Inflected Forms

candidiases

plural

Etymology

Origin of candidiasis

First recorded in 1945–50; from New Latin Candid(a), genus name ( see candida) + -iasis

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candidiasis

Meanwhile, the first name of Kardashian’s Allura Grant could be a probiotic treatment for candidiasis.

From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2025

In such cases, the patient develops invasive candidiasis.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024

An HIV-infected man with recurrent candidiasis in the throat, for example, qualified for disability, while an HIV-infected woman with cervical cancer and a low T-cell count did not.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2022

When the doctor, Oma Amadi, examines his mouth, it is filled with white sores from candidiasis, a fungal infection.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 12, 2018

Diagnoses of systemic candidiasis usually have no scientific basis, and most of the recommended treatments for it waste time and money.

From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2010

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