pink·eye
(pĭngk′ī′)n.
An acute, very contagious form of conjunctivitis, caused by the hemophilic bacterium Hemophilus aegyptius and marked by thick secretions.
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pinkeye
(ˈpɪŋkˌaɪ)n
1. (Pathology) 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. (Veterinary Science) Also called: infectious keratitis a similar condition affecting the cornea of horses and cattle
[C16: partial translation of obsolete Dutch pinck oogen small eyes]
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pink•eye
(ˈpɪŋkˌaɪ)n.
a contagious, epidemic form of acute conjunctivitis occurring in humans and certain animals: so called from the color of the inflamed eye.
[1785–95]
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| Noun | 1. |  pinkeye - inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eyeophthalmia, ophthalmitis - severe conjunctivitis inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat |
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pinkeye
n (inf) → Bindehautentzündung f
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pink·eye
n. conjuntivitis catarral, oftalmia purulenta.
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pinkeye
n (fam) conjuntivitis f, ojo rojo (fam)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.