candidal

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the genus Candida of yeasts.

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

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Meanings

adjectivecandidal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the genus Candida of yeasts.

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

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    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."

Origin

  1. translingualCandida
  2. Englishcandidal

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

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APA

candidal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candidal

MLA

“candidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candidal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “candidal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candidal.

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