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Definition of candida noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

candida

noun

/ˈkændɪdə/

/ˈkændɪdə/

[uncountable] (medical)

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the fungus that can cause an infection of thrush
Word Originmodern Latin, feminine of Latin candidus ‘white’.

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