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1. acute contagious conjunctivitis. 2. infectious keratoconjunctivitis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
pink eye
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pink-eye — noun 1》 a viral disease of horses, symptoms of which include fever, abortion, and redness of the eyes. 2》 conjunctivitis in humans and some livestock … English new terms dictionary
