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can•di•di•a•sis
(kan′di dī′ə sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses
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(-sēz′).USA pronunciation
- Pathologyany of a variety of infections caused by fungi of the genus Candida, occurring most often in the mouth, respiratory tract (bronchocandidiasis,) or vagina. Cf. thrush2.
- Neo-Latin Candid(a) genus name (see candida) + -iasis
- 1945–50
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