Fungus
candida
can·di·da [ kan-di-duh ]
Subclass of:
Saccharomycetales;
Mitosporic Fungi;
Yeasts
Etymology:
Latin candidus = white
Definitions related to candida (fungus):
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(candida) Any fungal organism that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Candida genus level.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(candida) A genus of yeast-like mitosporic Saccharomycetales fungi characterized by producing yeast cells, mycelia, pseudomycelia, and blastophores. It is commonly part of the normal flora of the skin, mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina, but can cause a variety of infections, including CANDIDIASIS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; VULVOVAGINAL CANDIDIASIS; and CANDIDIASIS, ORAL (THRUSH).NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(candida) A genus of yeasts in the phylum Ascomycota. Many species of this genus are endosymbionts of animal hosts.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(candida) Genus of yeast-like mitosporic fungi characterized by producing yeast cells, mycelia, pseudomycelia, and blastophores; commonly part of the normal flora of the skin, mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina, but can cause a variety of infections, including candidiasis.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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