Candidal
Origin
From New Latin Candida, a taxonomic genus, within the family Candidaceae (a type of yeast).
Full definition of candidal
Adjective
candidal
- Of or pertaining to the genus Candida of yeasts.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."