Meanings
plural candidiases
- countableuncountablebiologyA 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.
Near-synonyms: yeast infection (precisely hypernymous), thrush (oral or vaginal forms)
Synonyms: yeast infection, thrush
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan candidiasi
- candidiasifungal infection
Chinese Mandarin 念珠菌症
- 念珠菌症 (niànzhūjūnzhèng)fungal infection
Czech kandidóza
- kandidózafungal infection
Danish trøske
- trøskefungal infection
Dutch spruw
- spruwfungal infection
Finnish hiivasienitulehdus
- hiivasienitulehdusfungal infection
French candidose
- candidosefungal infection
German Kandidose
- Kandidosefungal infection
Greek καντιντίαση
- καντιντίαση (kantintíasi)fungal infection
Hungarian candida-fertőzés
- candida-fertőzésfungal infection
Irish ionfhabhtú giosta
- ionfhabhtú giostafungal infection
Italian candidosi, mughetto
- candidosifungal infection
- mughettofungal infection
Japanese 鵞口瘡
- 鵞口瘡 (gakōsō)fungal infection
Polish kandydoza, drożdżyca
- kandydozafungal infection
- drożdżycafungal infection
Portuguese candidíase, sapinhos
- candidíasefungal infection
- sapinhosfungal infection
Romanian candidoză
- candidozăfungal infection
Russian кандидо́з
- кандидо́з (kandidóz)fungal infection
Slovak kandidóza
- kandidózafungal infection
Spanish candidiasis, sapito
- candidiasisfungal infection
- sapitofungal infection
Swedish torsk
- torskfungal infection
Turkish kandidiyaz, kandidoz
- kandidiyazfungal infection
- kandidozfungal infection
Welsh llindag, gân
- llindagfungal infection
- gânfungal infection
Cite this entry
candidiasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candidiasis
“candidiasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candidiasis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “candidiasis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candidiasis.
Source: candidiasis on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.