Home › Words › M › moniliasismoniliasismoniliasis means candidiasis, oral candidiasis.EtymologyFrom Monilia + -asis, from Monilia albicans, a former taxonomic designation of Candida albicans.nouncandidiasis, oral candidiasise.g.“Reviews of some of the literature on moniliases of the mouth will be found in the papers of Downing (79), Fisher (85), Knighton (146), and Kennedy and Howles (137).” — 1947, Bacteriological Reviews, page 249:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).