Main Entry: epidemic keratoconjunctivitis Function: noun : an infectious often epidemic disease that is caused by an adenovirus (genus Mastadenovirus) and ismarked by pain, by redness and swelling of the conjunctiva, by edema of the tissues around the eye, and by tenderness of the adjacent lymph nodes
epidemic keratoconjunctivitisn. A highly infectious follicular conjunctivitis of the eye caused by an adenovirus and characterized by inflammation but little exudate. Also called virus keratoconjunctivitis.
