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English
Etymology
From Monilia + -asis, from Monilia albicans, a former taxonomic designation of Candida albicans.
Noun
moniliasis (plural moniliases)
- candidiasis, oral candidiasis
1947, Bacteriological Reviews, page 249:Reviews of some of the literature on moniliases of the mouth will be found in the papers of Downing (79), Fisher (85), Knighton (146), and Kennedy and Howles (137).
1965, John Walter Wilson, Orda Allen Plunkett, The Fungous Diseases of Man, →ISBN, page 168:Diabetics are especially likely to have moniliasis in these areas because of heightened glucose levels in the perspiration.