Conjunctivitis

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  • noun. Inflammation of the conjunctiva, characterized by redness and often accompanied by a discharge.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In pathology, inflammation of the conjunctiva. It is one of the commonest affections of the eye.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Inflammation of the conjunctiva.
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  • noun. an inflammation of the conjunctiva often due to infection.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye
    • Word Usage
    "Not that we knew it at the time, because conjunctivitis is a crafty little bugger, but it was hitching a lift to Hampshire on my peepers."
    cross-reference
    egyptian conjunctivitis  spring  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    inflammation  redness  rubor  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    ophthalmia  ophthalmitis  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    amoebiasis  appendicitis  bleedings  colitis  coryza  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Madras eye  
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