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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pink•eye /ˈpɪŋkˌaɪ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Pathologya contagious, easily spread form of conjunctivitis.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pink•eye (pingk′ī′),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]- Pathologya contagious, epidemic form of acute conjunctivitis occurring in humans and certain animals: so called from the color of the inflamed eye.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pinkeye /ˈpɪŋkˌaɪ/ n - Also called: acute conjunctivitis an acute contagious inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye, characterized by redness, discharge, etc: usually caused by bacterial infection
- Also called: infectious keratitis a similar condition affecting the cornea of horses and cattle
Etymology: 16th Century: partial translation of obsolete Dutch pinck oogen small eyes |