candida
English
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Candida, from Latin candida.
Noun
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
Translations
See also
- candida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- candida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkan.di.da/
- Rhymes: -andida
- Hyphenation: càn‧di‧da
Etymology 1
Noun
candida f (plural candide)
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
candida
- feminine singular of candido
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
candida
- inflection of candidare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Latin
Adjective
candida
- inflection of candidus:
- feminine nominative/vocative singular
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Adjective
candidā
- feminine ablative singular of candidus
References
- "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
Etymology
Noun
candida f (uncountable)
Declension
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