candida

plural candidas

1. informalmedicineA yeast of the genus Candida, usually specifically Candida albicans

   "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.

   1988 January 22, Robert McClory, “The Yeast of Our Problems”, in Chicago Reader

1. A female given name from Spanish [in turn from Latin].

   Bingham is survived by their daughter, Candida, and son, Matthew, two grandchildren, and her brother, Simon.

   2025 November 19, Anthony Hayward, “Charlotte Bingham obituary”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Nov 2025

   2 more examples

   Mr. and Mrs. Frank Connard have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Candida Hart Connard, to David Thompson Low, son of Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Orne Low Jr. of Colorado Springs.

   1969 March 9, “Candida Hart Connard Plans August Weddin to David Low”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

   Candida Lycett Green, who has died aged 71 of cancer, often said that she had never been "just me", that the first half of her life was spent as "John Betjeman's daughter" and the latter part, after her younger son achieved fame as a DJ, being "John Lycett Green's mum".

   2014 August 20, Rosemary Hill, “Candida Lycett Green obituary”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2014