moniliasis

[ mon-uh-lahy-uh-sis, moh-nuh- ]
/ ˌmɒn əˈlaɪ ə sɪs, ˌmoʊ nə- /

noun Pathology.

(formerly) candidiasis.

Origin of moniliasis

1915–20; monil(ia) + -iasis; a fungus of this genus was orig. thought to have been the causative agent of the disease

Words nearby moniliasis

monies, moniker, monilethrix, monilia, monilial, moniliasis, moniliform, moniliform hair, moniliformis, moniliid, monish

Medical definitions for moniliasis

moniliasis
[ mō′nə-lī′ə-sĭs, mŏn′ə- ]

n.

candidiasis