Pink-eye
[pingk-ahy] /ˈpɪŋkˌaɪ/
noun, Pathology.
1.
a contagious, epidemic form of acute conjunctivitis occurring in humans and certain animals: so called from the color of the inflamed .
/ˈpɪŋkˌaɪ/
noun
1.
Also called acute conjunctivitis. an acute contagious inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye, characterized by redness, discharge, etc: usually caused by bacterial infection
2.
Also called infectious keratitis. a similar condition affecting the cornea of horses and cattle
n.
contagious eye infection, 1882, American English, from pink (adj.) + eye (n.).
pinkeye pink·eye (pĭngk’ī’)
n.
See acute contagious conjunctivitis.
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