candidiases

Variant of candidiasis

candidiasis definition

can·di·dia·sis (kan′də dī′ə sis)

noun pl. candidiases -·ses′ (-sēz′)

a common fungal infection caused by yeast (genus Candida, esp. C. albicans) that thrives on any moist, cutaneous area of the body, esp. on mucous membranes, between toes, under diapers, etc.: can develop into serious internal and chronic conditions

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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