thrush fungus

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• thrush fungus — noun Etymology: thrush (II) : a fungus (Candida albicans) causing thrush …   Useful english dictionary

• thrush — thrush1 [thrush] n. [ME thrusch < OE thrysce < IE * trozdos , thrush] 1. any of a large family (Turdidae) of passerine birds, including the robin, wood thrush, and hermit thrush of North America and the song thrush and blackbird of Europe ☆ …   English World dictionary

• thrush — Ⅰ. thrush [1] ► NOUN ▪ a small or medium sized songbird with a brown back and spotted breast. ORIGIN Old English, related to THROSTLE(Cf. ↑T). Ⅱ. thrush [2] ► NOUN …   English terms dictionary

• thrush — (thrush) Infection of the oral mucous membrane by the fungus Candida albicans; also known as oral candidiasis …   Dictionary of microbiology

• thrush — thrush1 thrushlike, adj. /thrush/, n. 1. any of numerous, medium sized songbirds of the family Turdinae, usually dull brown and often speckled below, and including many outstanding singers. 2. any of various superficially similar birds, as the… …   Universalium

• fungus — fungic /fun jik/, adj. funguslike, adj. /fung geuhs/, n., pl. fungi /fun juy, fung guy/, funguses, adj. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic… …   Universalium

• thrush — Infection of the oral tissues with Candida albicans; often an opportunistic infection in humans with AIDS or humans suffering from other conditions that depress the immune system; also common in normal infants who have been treated with… …   Medical dictionary

• Fungus — A single celled or multicellular organism. Fungi can be true pathogens (such as histoplasmosis and coccidioidomycosis) that cause infections in healthy persons or they can be opportunistic pathogens (such as aspergillosis, candidiasis, and… …   Medical dictionary

• thrush — I. /θrʌʃ / (say thrush) noun 1. any of numerous birds belonging to the family Muscicapidae (formerly Turdidae), most of which are moderate in size, migratory, gifted as songsters, and not brightly coloured, as the European song thrush, Turdus… …  

• thrush — I. noun Etymology: Middle English thrusche, from Old English thrysce; akin to Old English throstle thrush, Old High German droscala, Latin turdus Date: before 12th century any of numerous small or medium sized birds of an oscine family (Turdidae …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• thrush — [[t]θrʌ̱ʃ[/t]] thrushes 1) N COUNT A thrush is a fairly small bird with a brown back and a spotted breast. 2) N UNCOUNT Thrush is a medical condition cause by a fungus. It most often occurs in a baby s mouth or in a woman s vagina …   English dictionary