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n. - Any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of a specific genus

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  • Yeasts are microscopic fungi and the commonest is a germ called candida albicans (formerly as monilia).
  • The American Academy of Allergy and Immunology labels the candida connection "speculative and unproven."
  • In diabetics and immuno-compromised patients, fungi such as candida and viruses
  • It is called the candida diet.
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  • The doctor was very "candid" (frank, honest) when she told the patient that "candied" (cooked or preserved in sugar) yams would make "Candida" (a yeastlike infection) worse.
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