candidal
English edit
Etymology edit
From translingual Candida, a taxonomic genus, within the family Candidaceae (a type of yeast), + -al.
Adjective edit
candidal (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the genus Candida of yeasts.
- For candidal vaginitis, various regimens of topical antifungal agents are the mainstay of treatment.
- 2000, Egan, Mari E., MD and Lipsky, Martin S.,MD, Diagnosis of Vaginitis, American Family Physician, pages 2000 Sep 1;62(5):1095-1104.
- "Establishing Candida species as the cause of vaginitis can be difficult because as many as 50 percent of asymptomatic women have candidal organisms as part of their endogenous vaginal flora."