conjunctivitis
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- noun
- /kənˌdʒʌŋk.tɪˈvaɪ.tɪs/
- Specialized
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conjuntivitis
- After spending time at the pool, she developed conjunctivitis, making her eyes red and sensitive.
- allergic conjunctivitis
- acute conjunctivitis
Examples
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The doctor diagnosed her with conjunctivitis after noticing the redness in her eyes.
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As for other, less serious forms of conjunctivitis, do you know what is a really great treatment?
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I definitely think the conjunctivitis and eye tearing can be affecting your mood.
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Some mice had conjunctivitis and showed compulsive scratching in the head area.
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The eye ointment is to help prevent eye infections and conjunctivitis that can cause blindness after birth.
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Chlamydia is a leading cause of early infant pneumonia and conjunctivitis (pink eye) in newborns.
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Airborne allergens typically target the respiratory tract and eyes, causing rhinitis, asthma, and conjunctivitis.
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He woke up with itchy eyes, a clear sign of conjunctivitis from the recent pollen exposure.
Synonyms
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A contagious infection of the eye that makes it red and produces sticky discharge
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A sickness in the eye that makes it red and painful
A severe eye condition that makes the eye red, sore, and swollen
Compounds
- Specialized
A condition where the clear layer over the eye becomes very dry and irritated often from lack of vitamin A
How Severe
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Surface Forms
Morphology
conjunctivitis = conjunctiva (semi-transparent) = conjunctiva + itis
The formation is a standard medical derivation: 'conjunctiva' + the medical suffix '-itis' meaning inflammation.
Etymology
The word conjunctivitis comes from the root conjunct-, which means 'joined', and the ending -itis, which means 'inflammation', as in arthritis. The thin layer called the conjunctiva 'joins' the eye and the eyelid, so conjunctivitis is the inflammation of that joining layer and causes a red, sore eye.