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Answer for the clue "Inflammation of the vagina (usually associated with candidiasis) ", 9 letters:
vaginitis

Word definitions for vaginitis in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Vaginitis , also known as vaginal infection and vulvovaginitis , is an inflammation of the vagina and possible vulva . It can result in discharge , itching and pain, and is often associated with an irritation or infection of the vulva . Infected women may ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vaginitis \Vag`i*ni"tis\, n. [NL. See Vagina , and -itis .] (Med.) Inflammation of the vagina, or the genital canal, usually of its mucous living membrane.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. inflammation of the vagina (usually associated with candidiasis)

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"inflammation of the vagina," 1833, medical Latin; see vagina + -itis .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context pathology English) Inflammation of the vagina.

Usage examples of vaginitis.

He said he knew a company that manufactured a putrescine detector, which doctors could use in place of swabs and cultures to diagnose vaginitis or, I suppose, a job at the skipjack cannery.

And to top it all off, a poor soul who had been married for ten years to a traveling salesman had contracted Trichomonas vaginitis.