pink-eyes

Conjunctivitis, informally named

Pink-eyes is an informal name for conjunctivitis—inflammation of the membrane covering the eye, causing redness, itching, and discharge.

The plural form treats each affected eye as a separate instance, or refers to the condition generally: The kids came home from camp with pink-eyes.

More commonly called pink eye (singular).

conjunctivitis

redness

Crimson-hued state

contagious · bacterial · viral · allergic · watering · swelling · crusty · irritation · burning · tearing

albinism

albino

One without melanin

photophobia · nystagmus · genetics · hereditary · recessive · mutation · congenital · vision · light-sensitive · pale

Family

pink, eye, eyes, pinks, pinked, pinking, pinkish, pinky, eyed

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