1923; < New Latin; Latin: feminine of candidus bright, light; see candid
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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 a sputum that had candida in it, I was not on any cortisone inhalation just albuterol therapy.
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
We cannot well decide from the violent denunciation of Catiline contained—to judge from extant fragments—in the speech in toga candida, how far Cicero was really acquainted with any definite designs of his.
From The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order by Shuckburgh, Evelyn S.
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
Only keyboardist Candida Doyle saw its potential, remarking in the documentary how she thought it was "great straight away".
From BBC ● May 22, 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
They can cause dangerous diseases like Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida auris among our own kind, massacre beloved fellow animals like frogs and bats and even turn less-charismatic animals like cicadas into horrifyingly mutilated zombies.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2024
"Tell me, O Candida, if thou wouldst not vex thy mistress, what mean these words," said the princess, pettishly; adding, "Surely you would not protect the traitor Li-Kong."
From The War Tiger Or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China by Dalton, William
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