Illustration of a Cartesian coordinate plane. The second value in each ordered pair is the ordinate of the corresponding point. In mathematics, ordinate mostly refers to that element of an ordered pair which is plotted on the vertical axis of a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system, as opposed to the abscissa.
1 Saccharomyces boulardii is able to prevent intestinal infections caused by the adherence in vitro or the invasion in vivo (in mice) of C. dificile, E. coli and Candida albicans to the GI (gastrointestinal) tract.
Both yeast infections and thrush are caused by infection with one of 20 yeasts of the family Candida. For this reason it is also known as candidiasis. Trust us, it is nothing like candy. This type of yeast is commonly present on the skin and in the mucosa, but when they overgrow they cause infectious disease.