pinkeye
noun
a contagious form of acute conjunctivitis occurring in humans and certain animals: so called from the color of the inflamed eye.
pink eye
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a variation of
pinkeye.
Example Sentences
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Their symptoms started with double conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, and turned into a fever and coughing.
From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2025
Most suffered from mild illness, including conjunctivitis, or pink eye, and upper respiratory irritation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024
These include Richard Kind as an Arconia resident with a supposedly ineradicable migrating case of pink eye and Kumail Nanjiani as his neighbor, whose apartment is crowded with Christmas decorations year round.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2024
Conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye and the primary symptom in two of the three farmworkers, is not typical of H5N1 infection.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2024
OK, it’s true that 3-D glasses are stupid, and Abuela would say I am destined for pink eye, but somehow it became fun to look like idiots together.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
