candida

See also: Candida, cándida, cândida, and Cándida

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

candida (plural candidas)

1. (medicine, informal) A yeast of the genus Candida, usually specifically Candida albicans

Derived terms

• anticandida
• anticandidal

Translations

yeast of the genus Candida

• Japanese: 鵞口瘡菌 (がこうそうきん, gakōsōkin)
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• Portuguese: cândida (pt) f

See also

• candida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• candida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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Italian

Noun

candida f (plural candide)

1. candida (fungus)

Related terms

• candidosi

Adjective

candida

1. feminine singular of candido

Verb

candida

1. third-person singular present indicative of candidare
2. second-person singular imperative of candidare

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) candida

1. inflection of candidus:
   1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
   2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) candidā

1. feminine ablative singular of candidus

References

• candida in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)