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.
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   {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.
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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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