Oxford English and Spanish Dictionary, Synonyms, and Spanish to English Translator

Meaning of yeastlike in English:

‘Thrush is an infection in the mouth caused by a yeast-like organism called Candida albicans.’

‘Candidiasis is an infection caused by Candida, a yeast-like fungus.’
‘Pneumocystis carinii is a parasitic, sometimes pathogenic, yeast-like fungus found in the lungs of laboratory rats.’
‘Twenty one yeast-like cells were isolated from 21 patients. all the Candida strains were isolated by both the methods.’
‘Unicellular yeast-like fungi are different from filamentous fungi in that polarized growth is limited to that phase of the cell cycle in which the bud is formed.’