Candidal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Candidal is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to the genus Candida of yeasts.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to the genus Candida of yeasts.
Example Sentences
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."
Related Words
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