variants
or pinkeye
: conjunctivitis
especially
: contagious conjunctivitis typically caused by a virus or bacterium
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This can lead to pink eye, inflammation of different parts of the eye, or even vision loss.
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Brittany Risher, SELF, 7 Feb. 2025
People with bird flu may get pink eye (conjunctivitis), a cough, a sore throat, a runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue and fever.
—Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Carpenter brought color to her ensemble with a deep dark red lipstick and rosy pink blush that blended into her shimmery pink eye shadow look.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
The main symptom of bacterial conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, is redness in the eye.
—Laura Schober, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
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Brittany Risher, SELF, 7 Feb. 2025
People with bird flu may get pink eye (conjunctivitis), a cough, a sore throat, a runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue and fever.
—Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Carpenter brought color to her ensemble with a deep dark red lipstick and rosy pink blush that blended into her shimmery pink eye shadow look.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
The main symptom of bacterial conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, is redness in the eye.
—Laura Schober, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Pink eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pink%20eye. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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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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