(pathology) An inflammation of the conjunctiva, often due to infection.
conjunctivitis
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for conjunctivitis.
Editorial note
The current primary symptom of bird flu is conjunctivitis (red eye) with some of those infected exhibiting symptoms of severe conjunctivitis.
Quick take
(pathology) An inflammation of the conjunctiva, often due to infection.
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for conjunctivitis.
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the conjunctiva, often due to infection.
Example sentences
The current primary symptom of bird flu is conjunctivitis (red eye) with some of those infected exhibiting symptoms of severe conjunctivitis.
For example this leads to people thinking Pinkeye/conjunctivitis is highly contagious, when it is still conjunctivitis if it is caused by getting something in your eye.
A person with conjunctivitis needs to first visit a doctor, potentially waiting hours just to get the script, then hope that the pharmacy is still open.
In many states, newborns are legally required to receive antibiotic or silver eye drops, which protect them from conjunctivitis and blindness.
Hydrazine is very nasty stuff and even trace exposure can cause eye irritation and conjunctivitis.
The Conjunctivitis Curse is described but its incantation isn't explicitly given in the text.
Just a note: those mild symptoms included eye bleeding (the conjunctivitis they mentioned casually).
But if I work with a cat and touch my eye, I get conjunctivitis right away.
An ophthalmologist friend pointed out that unfiltered long term exposure to these wavelengths first catalyzes conjunctivitis (pink eye) then conditions go down hill from there.
I have a friend here in Oregon that came down with conjunctivitis for several days and then progressed to flu symptoms.
That would be like thinking there will be less pilots because you can get a viral conjunctivitis and loss vision, what would invalidate you medical.
This reminds me of the similarly poor branding change done by Toggl, where they changed from a nice, visually comfortable theme, to a conjunctivitis themed one.
Quote examples
It is called "Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis" and can happen without warning after years of wearing non-daily contacts without any issue.
I am cautious if anybody uses the word "healthy" outside of the context of actual diseases like pleurisy and conjunctivitis.
> I am cautious if anybody uses the word "healthy" outside of the context of actual diseases like pleurisy and conjunctivitis.
> "The patient reported eye redness (consistent with conjunctivitis), as their only symptom, and is recovering." [1] Diseases like ebola or hendra virus that actually have 50%+ mortality rates don't have mild forms like this.
Proper noun examples
*Conjunctivitis Curse* - affects eyesight (Krum on the dragon) --- A few caveats: some of these (like Lumos Maxima, Homorphus, Peskipiksi Pesternomi) are borderline since they're either mentioned rather than properly cast, or might be film additions that bleed into memory.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use conjunctivitis in a sentence?
The current primary symptom of bird flu is conjunctivitis (red eye) with some of those infected exhibiting symptoms of severe conjunctivitis.
What does conjunctivitis mean?
(pathology) An inflammation of the conjunctiva, often due to infection.
What part of speech is conjunctivitis?
conjunctivitis is commonly used as noun.