variants
or pinkeye
: conjunctivitis
especially
: contagious conjunctivitis typically caused by a virus or bacterium
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Consider the many maladies dedicated to specific parts of the toddler body: pink eye; strep throat; ear infection; hand, foot, and mouth disease.
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Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2025
Olsen’s makeup included soft brows and pink eye shadow with a faint lip by artist Gita Bass.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 Mar. 2025
Measles symptoms include a high fever, cough, pink eye, runny nose, white spots inside the mouth and a rash.
—Randi Richardson, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
The Oscar nominee wore her dark blond tresses in a sleek updo, while her makeup consisted of pale pink eye shadow, rosy blush and mauve lip liner.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
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Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2025
Olsen’s makeup included soft brows and pink eye shadow with a faint lip by artist Gita Bass.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 Mar. 2025
Measles symptoms include a high fever, cough, pink eye, runny nose, white spots inside the mouth and a rash.
—Randi Richardson, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
The Oscar nominee wore her dark blond tresses in a sleek updo, while her makeup consisted of pale pink eye shadow, rosy blush and mauve lip liner.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Pink eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pink%20eye. Accessed 4 May. 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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