Pink eye
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pink \Pink\, a.
Resembling the garden pink in color; of the color called pink
(see 6th {Pink}, 2); as, a pink dress; pink ribbons.
[1913 Webster]
{Pink eye} (Med.), a popular name for an epidemic variety of
ophthalmia, associated with early and marked redness of
the eyeball.
{Pink salt} (Chem. & Dyeing), the double chlorides of
(stannic) tin and ammonium, formerly much used as a
mordant for madder and cochineal.
{Pink saucer}, a small saucer, the inner surface of which is
covered with a pink pigment.
[1913 Webster]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "pink eye":
amaurosis, blepharitis, cataract, choroiditis, conjunctivitis,
cross-eye, defective vision, detached retina, esotropia,
eye defect, glaucoma, gutta serena, iritis, keratitis,
optic neuritis, retinoblastoma, sty, trachoma, uveitis, walleye
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