variants
or pinkeye
: conjunctivitis
especially
: contagious conjunctivitis typically caused by a virus or bacterium
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Case in point: Tristan and that hot chef he’s been seeing get bacterial conjunctivitis, a.k.a. pink eye, from floating in a pool full of ducks.
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
Symptoms of an infection include a high fever, cough, pink eye, runny nose, white spots inside the mouth and a rash.
—Randi Richardson, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
Symptoms include a fever, cough, runny nose and pink eye, followed by a rash.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
Most of the workers had mild symptoms of pink eye or respiratory illness.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 17 July 2024
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
Symptoms of an infection include a high fever, cough, pink eye, runny nose, white spots inside the mouth and a rash.
—Randi Richardson, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
Symptoms include a fever, cough, runny nose and pink eye, followed by a rash.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
Most of the workers had mild symptoms of pink eye or respiratory illness.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 17 July 2024
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“Pink eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pink%20eye. Accessed 11 Apr. 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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