CANDIDIASIS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans)

Synonyms:

candidiasis; monilia disease; moniliasis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("candidiasis" is a kind of...):

fungal infection; mycosis (an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus)

Meronyms (parts of "candidiasis"):

Candida albicans; Monilia albicans (a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or the intestines or the vagina)

vaginitis (inflammation of the vagina (usually associated with candidiasis))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "candidiasis"):

thrush (candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults)