Synonyms for thrush
θrʌʃthrush

Princeton's WordNet

1. thrushnoun

   candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults

2. thrushnoun

   a woman who sings popular songs

3. thrushnoun

   songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast

Matched Categories

1. • Candidiasis
   • Oscine Bird
   • Singer

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1. thrushnoun

   Synonyms:
   aphtha

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   bicknell

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1. thrush

   Synonyms:
   Pseudomembranous candidiasis Infectious disease A popular term for oral and mucocutaneous candidiasis, first used by Samuel Pepys in 1665, which is characterised by erythematous intraoral lesion overlaid by white, creamy patches that correspond to necrotic debris, squames, fibrin, inflammatory cells, fungal hyphae and bacteria At risk groups Infants, immunocompromised patients, malnourished patients in poor health, or post-antibiotic therapy

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1. Kirstie Wilson:

   I was bleeding in between periods and I was in agony but doctors diagnosed me with thrush and growing pains, it took me four months of going back and forth to my GP (general practitioner) before I was given a [Pap] smear test.