Candida is a medical term referring to a genus of yeast-like fungi, most often discussed as Candida albicans in human infections. In biology it denotes a type of yeast; in medicine, it's used to describe fungal infections of various tissues and mucous membranes. The word is borrowed from Latin, used in clinical contexts and microbiology. It is also encountered in medical literature and patient education about yeast infections.
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