conjunctivitis /con·junc·ti·vi·tis/ (kon-junk″tĭ-vi´tis) inflammation of the conjunctiva.
acute contagious conjunctivitis , acute epidemic conjunctivitis pinkeye; a highly contagious form of conjunctivitis caused by Haemophilus aegyptius.
acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis a contagious form due to infection with enteroviruses.
allergic conjunctivitis conjunctival inflammation, itching, tearing, and redness caused by allergens.
atopic conjunctivitis allergic conjunctivitis of the immediate type, due to airborne allergens such as pollens, dusts, spores, and animal hair.
gonococcal conjunctivitis , gonorrheal conjunctivitis a severe form due to infection with gonococci.
granular conjunctivitis trachoma.
inclusion conjunctivitis conjunctivitis affecting newborn infants, caused by a strain of Chlamydia trachomatis, beginning as acute purulent conjunctivitis and leading to papillary hypertrophy of the palpebral conjunctiva.
neonatal conjunctivitis ophthalmia neonatorum.
phlyctenular conjunctivitis that marked by small vesicles surrounded by a reddened zone.
spring conjunctivitis , vernal conjunctivitis a bilateral idiopathic form usually occurring in the spring in children.
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