monilia

[muh-nil-ee-uh]

noun

a fungus of the genus Monilia, of the class Fungi Imperfecti, having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains.

Origin of monilia

1745–55; < New Latin, derivative of Latin monīle necklace; see -ia

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monilia in Medicine

Monilia

[mə-nĭl′ē-ə]

n.

A class of imperfect fungi that do not form asci or basidia, including pathogenic genera such as Candida and Cryptococcus and the medically important genus Penicillium.