yeast infection
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of yeast infection
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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He said GPs can also misdiagnose the cancer as the yeast infection thrush, and it is not until weeks of treatment have passed that the patient is referred to hospital.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
“When someone has the yeast infection on their skin, the skin often bleaches temporarily.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024
While relatively harmless to those in good health, the yeast infection can be deadly to seriously ill hospital patients, residents of long-term care facilities and others with weakened immune systems.
From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2021
Luckily, I went to my OB-GYN and tested negative for everything except a yeast infection.
From Slate • Mar. 23, 2020
By giving the condition a name like "lymphoma" or "melanoma", "chronic fatigue syndrome" "Epstein-Barr syndrome" or "AIDS," "systemic yeast infection", "hepatitis" or what have, people think the doctor then understands their disease.
From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Solomon, Steve
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