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Meaning of yeastlike in English:

yeastlike

adjective

See yeast

‘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.’