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moniliasis

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mo·ni·li·a·sis (mn-l-ss, mn-)
n.

monilial vulvovaginitis, moniliasis.
moniliasis (mō´nilī´sis),
n infection by a fungus of the genus
Candida, usually
C. albicans. May involve the oral cavity (thrush), female genitalia, skin, hands, nails, and/or lungs.
Oral moniliasis refers to thrush or to mycotic stomatitis. The latter term is sometimes applied to erythematous patches that are not typical of the usual white patches of thrush. See also thrush.

moniliasis


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