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# conjunctivitis

«conjunctivitis» in Mova's school dictionary: **an eye infection or irritation that makes the eye red…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (conjunctivitis — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Conjunctivitis is an eye infection or irritation that makes the eye red, itchy, sore and sometimes sticky; it is also called pink eye. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjunctivitis/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In health and hygiene lessons, pupils learn that conjunctivitis caused by germs spreads easily by touching eyes and sharing towels, so wash hands and don't rub your eyes. A doctor or pharmacist can help. Phrases: have conjunctivitis, pink eye, eye drops.

### examples

- I had conjunctivitis and my eye was red and sticky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjunctivitis/#x1)
- Conjunctivitis is also called pink eye. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjunctivitis/#x2)
- Don't share towels if someone has conjunctivitis. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjunctivitis/#x3)
- The doctor gave me eye drops for conjunctivitis. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjunctivitis/#x4)
- Wash your hands so conjunctivitis doesn't spread. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjunctivitis/#x5)
- Hay fever can cause conjunctivitis too. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjunctivitis/#x6)

### note

Uncountable: conjunctivitis (not a conjunctivitis). Said con-junk-ti-VY-tis. The ending -itis means swelling or inflammation, as in tonsillitis. Pink eye is the common name, especially in the USA.

### In the corpora

- [Red, sticky, itchy eyes may be conjunctivitis, which spreads easily, so you tell a parent and do not share towels.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/78-eyes-nose-and-the-toilet/6/)
- [Conjunctivitis makes the eye red, gritty and sticky; in the UK children don't have to stay off school with it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/9-sore-throats-ears-and-eyes/10/)
- [Allergic conjunctivitis from pollen is not catching and is helped by antihistamine (allergy medicine) drops or tablets.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/9-sore-throats-ears-and-eyes/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «conjunctivitis» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjunctivitis/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.