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Candida vs Candidiasis - What's the difference?

candida | candidiasis |

As nouns the difference between candida and candidiasis

is that candida is (medicine|informal) a yeast of the genus candida'', usually specifically ''candida albicans while candidiasis is (pathology) a fungal infection of any of the candida (yeast) species.

candida

English

Noun

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  • (medicine, informal) A yeast of the genus Candida'', usually specifically ''Candida albicans
  • * {{quote-news, 1988, January 22, Robert McClory, The Yeast of Our Problems, Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage="What we're finding," says Marshall, "is that if we lean only on candida and don't treat other molds affecting the system, we fail. }}

    Derived terms

    * anticandida * anticandidal

    See also

    * ("candida" on Wikipedia) * ("candida" species on Wikimedia) ----

    candidiasis

    English

    (wikipedia candidiasis)

    Noun

  • (pathology) A fungal infection of any of the Candida (yeast) species.

    • Synonyms

    * thrush * yeast infection