candida
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from translingual Candida, from Latin candidā.
Noun edit
candida (plural candidas)
- (medicine, informal) A yeast of the genus Candida, usually specifically Candida albicans
- 1988 January 22, Robert McClory, “The Yeast of Our Problems”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
- "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 edit
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See also edit
- candida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- candida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
candida f (plural candide)
- candida (fungus)
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
candida
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
candida
- inflection of candidare:
Latin edit
Adjective edit
candida
- inflection of candidus:
Adjective edit
candidā
References edit
- candida in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
candida f (uncountable)
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