variants
or pinkeye
: conjunctivitis
especially
: contagious conjunctivitis typically caused by a virus or bacterium
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The current version of the virus slows milk production in cows, and gives people respiratory symptoms and/or pink eye.
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Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
Bacterial pink eye infections often coincide with ear infections.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 30 July 2024
Infectious conjunctivitis, commonly called pink eye, is a viral or bacterial infection of the conjunctiva.
—Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
Patients in Colorado and elsewhere have reported pink eye, fever, and coughing, and the Centers for Disease Control maintains that the risk to the American public remains low.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 24 July 2024
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Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
Bacterial pink eye infections often coincide with ear infections.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 30 July 2024
Infectious conjunctivitis, commonly called pink eye, is a viral or bacterial infection of the conjunctiva.
—Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
Patients in Colorado and elsewhere have reported pink eye, fever, and coughing, and the Centers for Disease Control maintains that the risk to the American public remains low.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 24 July 2024
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pinkeye
noun
pink·eye
ˈpiŋ-ˌkī 
: a contagious disease in which the inner surface of the eyelid and part of the eyeball become pinkish and sore
Medical Definition
pink eye
noun
variants
or pinkeye
: conjunctivitis
especially
: contagious conjunctivitis typically caused by a virus or bacterium
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