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candidiasis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌkændɪˈdaɪəsɪs/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A fungal infection due to any species of yeasts in the genus Candida or those that were formerly classified in the genus Candida but are now classified in the genus Candidozyma.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: yeast infection (precisely hypernymous), thrush (oral or vaginal forms)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: yeast infection, thrush

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: moniliasis, monilia disease

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fungal infection, mycosis

Narrower terms: thrush

History

Etymology

Candida + -iasis

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: candidiasi — fungal infection
  • Chinese Mandarin: 念珠菌症 (niànzhūjūnzhèng) — fungal infection
  • Czech: kandidóza — fungal infection
  • Danish: trøske — fungal infection
  • Dutch: spruw — fungal infection
  • Faroese: trøska — fungal infection
  • Finnish: hiivasienitulehdus — fungal infection
  • French: candidose — fungal infection
  • German: Kandidose — fungal infection
  • Greek: καντιντίαση (kantintíasi) — fungal infection
  • Hungarian: candida-fertőzés — fungal infection
  • Irish: ionfhabhtú giosta — fungal infection
  • Italian: candidosi — fungal infection
  • Italian: mughetto — fungal infection
  • Japanese: 鵞口瘡 (gakōsō) — fungal infection
  • Portuguese: candidíase — fungal infection
  • Portuguese: sapinhos — fungal infection
  • Romanian: candidoză — fungal infection
  • Russian: кандидо́з (kandidóz) — fungal infection
  • Slovak: kandidóza — fungal infection
  • Spanish: candidiasis — fungal infection
  • Spanish: sapito — fungal infection
  • Swedish: torsk — fungal infection
  • Turkish: kandidiyaz — fungal infection
  • Turkish: kandidoz — fungal infection
  • Welsh: llindag — fungal infection
  • Welsh: gân — fungal infection