Medical Dictionary

candidiasis

noun can·di·di·a·sis \ˌkan-də-ˈdī-ə-səs\
plural can·di·di·a·ses \-ˌsēz\

Medical Definition of CANDIDIASIS

:  infection with or disease caused by a fungus of the genus Candida—called also monilia, moniliasis

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