How to Pronounce Candidiasis
Definition, meaning, and phonetic spelling
Candidiasis Pronunciation
kan-dih-DY-ah-sis
Stressed syllable in ALL CAPS · hyphens separate syllables
Syllable Breakdown
kan
dih
DY
stress here
ah
sis
5 syllables
What is Candidiasis?
A fungal infection caused by Candida yeast, which normally lives on the skin and mucous membranes without causing harm. It can cause thrush (oral or vaginal infection) when the normal balance of microorganisms is disrupted, and can become a serious, life-threatening bloodstream infection (invasive candidiasis) in hospitalized or immunocompromised patients.
Questions About Candidiasis
How do you pronounce candidiasis?
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Candidiasis is pronounced kan-dih-DY-ah-sis. The stress falls on the third syllable, which rhymes with "dye." If you say it quickly, it sounds like "can-dih-DY-uh-sis."
What is the stressed syllable in candidiasis?
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The stressed syllable is the third one: DY. A common mistake is stressing the first syllable and saying CAN-dih-dy-ah-sis, but the correct emphasis should be kan-dih-DY-ah-sis.
How do you break candidiasis into syllables?
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Candidiasis breaks down into five syllables: can-di-di-a-sis. Some people naturally combine the middle syllables when speaking quickly, so you might hear it as can-dih-DY-ah-sis, which is still correct.
What do the word parts of candidiasis mean?
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Candidiasis comes from "Candida," the name of a yeast organism, plus the suffix "-iasis," which means "condition of" or "disease caused by." So the word literally means "a condition caused by Candida."
What is the plain English meaning of candidiasis?
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Candidiasis simply means a fungal infection caused by a type of yeast called Candida. In everyday terms, you might hear people call certain types of it "thrush" or a "yeast infection," but candidiasis is the proper medical term.
What are related words that share the Candida root?
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You'll hear "Candida" used on its own to describe the yeast itself, and "candidal" (kan-DIE-dul) as an adjective, as in "candidal infection." These all come from the same root word.
How would you use candidiasis in a sentence?
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You might hear it in a sentence like: "The patient was diagnosed with candidiasis after showing signs of oral thrush." This sentence uses the word as a medical term to name a specific condition.
What common mispronunciations should you avoid?
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People often mispronounce it as CAN-dih-dy-sis (stressing the first syllable) or kan-dih-dih-AY-sis (stressing the last syllable). The correct pronunciation puts the stress on the third syllable: kan-dih-DY-ah-sis.