From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcandidacan‧di‧da /ˈkændədə/ noun [uncountable] MIan infection in the mouth and throat of children or in a woman’s vagina
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candida• In this study, for example, cells were challenged with tetanus and candida, as well as other viruses.Origin candida (1900-2000) Modern Latin Latin, feminine form of candidus ( → CANDID); because of the white marks it causes 