variants
or pinkeye
: conjunctivitis
especially
: contagious conjunctivitis typically caused by a virus or bacterium
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Measles symptoms commonly include a high fever, cough, conjunctivitis (pink eye), runny nose, white spots in the mouth and a rash that spreads from head to toe.
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Daniella Silva, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Concentration and exposure time determine the degree of short-term visual loss, from simple conjunctivitis (‘pink eye’) for one or two weeks to severe corneal damage with significant vision loss.
—New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
His symptoms were mild — just a moderate case of conjunctivitis, or pink eye, according to a case report in the New England Journal of Medicine.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
The only symptom reported by the Texas patient was pink eye, or conjunctivitis, according to an update April 1 from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
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Daniella Silva, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Concentration and exposure time determine the degree of short-term visual loss, from simple conjunctivitis (‘pink eye’) for one or two weeks to severe corneal damage with significant vision loss.
—New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
His symptoms were mild — just a moderate case of conjunctivitis, or pink eye, according to a case report in the New England Journal of Medicine.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
The only symptom reported by the Texas patient was pink eye, or conjunctivitis, according to an update April 1 from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Pink eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pink%20eye. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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pinkeye
noun
pink·eye
ˈpiŋ-ˌkī 
: a contagious disease in which the inner surface of the eyelid and part of the eyeball become pinkish and sore
Medical Definition
pink eye
noun
variants
or pinkeye
: conjunctivitis
especially
: contagious conjunctivitis typically caused by a virus or bacterium
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