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pink⋅eye

[pingk-ahy]
–noun Pathology.
a contagious, epidemic form of acute conjunctivitis occurring in humans and certain animals: so called from the color of the inflamed eye.

Origin:
1785–95; pink 1 + eye
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pink·eye   (pĭngk'ī')   
n.  An acute, very contagious form of conjunctivitis, caused by the hemophilic bacterium Hemophilus aegyptius and characterized by inflammation of the eyelids and eyeballs.
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Main Entry: pink·eye
Pronunciation: 'pi[ng]-"kI
Function: noun
: an acute highly contagious conjunctivitis of humans and various domestic animals
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pinkeye pink·eye (pĭngk'ī')
n.
See acute contagious conjunctivitis.

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