A catecholamine that is the chief neurohormone of the adrenal medulla of most species; also secreted by some neurons; used to treat bronchial asthma, acute allergic disorders, open-angle glaucoma, cardiac arrest, and heart block, and as a topical and local vasoconstrictor.
Oral candidiasis. Oral candidiasis, also known as oral thrush among other names, is candidiasis that occurs in the mouth. That is, oral candidiasis is a mycosis (yeast/fungal infection) of Candida species on the mucous membranes of the mouth. Candida albicans is the most commonly implicated organism in this condition.
Thrush of the mouth, more commonly called oral thrush, is an overgrowth of the Candida Albicans fungus, a yeast-like organism that naturally lives in people's intestines, skins and mouths. These organisms typically occur in very small amounts, and are balanced out by the good bacteria in our bodies.