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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɪŋkˌaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɪŋkˌaɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pingk′ī′)

pink•eye /ˈpɪŋkˌaɪ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

Pathologya contagious, easily spread form of conjunctivitis.

pink•eye (pingk′ī′),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]

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

pink¹ + eye 1785–95

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pinkeye /ˈpɪŋkˌaɪ/ n

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

Etymology: 16th Century: partial translation of obsolete Dutch pinck oogen small eyes

'pinkeye' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

pink - pinkie

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