pinkeye: Meaning and Definition of

pink•eye

Pronunciation: (pingk'ī"), [key]
— n. Pathol.
  1. a contagious, epidemic form of acute conjunctivitis occurring in humans and certain animals: so called from the color of the inflamed eye.
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