Medical Dictionary
yeast infection
noun
Medical Definition of YEAST INFECTION
: an infection of the vagina with an overgrowth of a yeastlike fungus of the genus Candida (C. albicans) normally present in the vaginal flora and characterized by vaginal discharge and vulvovaginitis; broadly : an infection (as thrush or tinea versicolor) caused by a yeast or yeastlike fungus
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