[imprecise term used to refer to a member of one of the two largest groupings of fungi (the other being molds); yeasts are single-celled, usually rounded fungi that produce by budding (blastospore formation) or fission. ( CSP )]
UMLS (CSP) C0043393 Relation/PAR: Ascomycetes
Relation/CHD: Candida
Cryptococcus
Saccharomyces
Schizosaccharomyces pombe