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单词 pinkeye
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pinkeye

or pink eye

[ pingk-ahy ]
/ ˈpɪŋkˌaɪ /

noun Pathology.

a contagious form of acute conjunctivitis occurring in humans and certain animals: so called from the color of the inflamed eye.

Origin of pinkeye

First recorded in 1785–95; pink1 + eye

Words nearby pinkeye

pink-collar, pink disease, pink elephants, pinken, Pinkerton, pinkeye, pink family, Pink Floyd, pink-footed goose, pink gin, Pinkham
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Example sentences from the Web for pinkeye

  • Or perhaps he caught a mild viral form of pinkeye—medically known as conjunctivitis.

    Everything You Wanted To Know About Bob Costas’s Olympic Pinkeye|Kent Sepkowitz|February 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • All's well with the John Grier—except for a broken tooth, a sprained wrist, a badly scratched knee, and one case of pinkeye.

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British Dictionary definitions for pinkeye

pinkeye
/ (ˈpɪŋkˌaɪ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for pinkeye

C16: partial translation of obsolete Dutch pinck oogen small eyes
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for pinkeye

pinkeye
[ pĭngkī′ ]

n.

acute contagious conjunctivitis
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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