different between candida vs candidal

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

candida (plural candidas)

1. (medicine, informal) A yeast of the genus Candida, usually specifically Candida albicans

Derived terms

• anticandida
• anticandidal

Translations

See also

• candida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• candida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Italian

Noun

candida f (plural candide)

1. candida (fungus)

Related terms

• candidosi

Adjective

candida

1. feminine singular of candido

Verb

candida

1. third-person singular present indicative of candidare
2. second-person singular imperative of candidare

Latin

Adjective

candida

1. inflection of candidus:
   1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
   2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular

Adjective

candid?

1. feminine ablative singular of candidus

References

• candida in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

English

Etymology

From New Latin Candida, a taxonomic genus, within the family Candidaceae (a type of yeast), +? -al.

Adjective

candidal (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the genus Candida of yeasts.

   For candidal vaginitis, various regimens of topical antifungal agents are the mainstay of treatment.

   • 2000, Egan, Mari E., MD and Lipsky, Martin S.,MD, Diagnosis of Vaginitis, American Family Physician, pages 2000 Sep 1;62(5):1095-1104.

     "Establishing Candida species as the cause of vaginitis can be difficult because as many as 50 percent of asymptomatic women have candidal organisms as part of their endogenous vaginal flora."

Derived terms

• polycandidal