"candidiasis" meaning in English

See candidiasis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌkændɪˈdaɪəsɪs/ Forms: candidiases [plural]
Etymology: Candida + -iasis Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||iasis}} + -iasis Head templates: {{en-noun|~|candidiases}} candidiasis (countable and uncountable, plural candidiases)
  1. (biology, medicine) A fungal infection due to any species of yeasts in the genus Candida or those that were formerly classified in the genus Candida but are now classified in the genus Candidozyma. Wikidata QID: Q273510 Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: yeast infection, thrush Derived forms: congenital cutaneous candidiasis, oral candidiasis Translations (fungal infection): candidiasi [feminine] (Catalan), 念珠菌症 (niànzhūjūnzhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), kandidóza [feminine] (Czech), trøske [common-gender] (Danish), spruw [feminine] (Dutch), trøska [feminine] (Faroese), hiivasienitulehdus (Finnish), candidose [feminine] (French), Kandidose [feminine] (German), καντιντίαση (kantintíasi) [feminine] (Greek), candida-fertőzés (Hungarian), ionfhabhtú giosta [masculine] (Irish), candidosi [feminine] (Italian), mughetto [masculine] (Italian), 鵞口瘡 (gakōsō) (alt: がこうそう) (Japanese), candidíase [feminine] (Portuguese), sapinhos [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), candidoză [feminine] (Romanian), кандидо́з (kandidóz) [masculine] (Russian), kandidóza [feminine] (Slovak), candidiasis [feminine] (Spanish), sapito [masculine] (Spanish), torsk [common-gender] (Swedish), kandidiyaz (Turkish), kandidoz (Turkish), llindag [masculine] (Welsh), gân [feminine, masculine] (Welsh)

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      ],
      "word": "sapito"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "fungal infection",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "torsk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "fungal infection",
      "word": "kandidiyaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "fungal infection",
      "word": "kandidoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "lang_code": "cy",
      "sense": "fungal infection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "llindag"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "lang_code": "cy",
      "sense": "fungal infection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gân"
    }
  ],
  "word": "candidiasis"
}

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