variants
or pinkeye
: conjunctivitis
especially
: contagious conjunctivitis typically caused by a virus or bacterium
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In the case of the 13-year-old Canadian child, the girl was admitted to a local emergency room on Nov. 4 having suffered from two days of conjunctivitis (pink eye) in both eyes and one day of fever.
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Bacteria entering the eye such as Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae can cause pink eye.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Symptoms may include fever, cough, stuffy nose, nausea, fatigue, muscle aches, diarrhea, shortness of breath and pink eye.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
All that while suffering from antibiotic-resistant pink eye.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Bacteria entering the eye such as Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae can cause pink eye.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Symptoms may include fever, cough, stuffy nose, nausea, fatigue, muscle aches, diarrhea, shortness of breath and pink eye.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
All that while suffering from antibiotic-resistant pink eye.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Pink eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pink%20eye. Accessed 5 Jan. 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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