conjunctivitis
/kənˌd͡ʒʌŋktɪˈvaɪtɪs/
conjunctivitis noun: an inflammation of the conjunctiva, often due to infection.

Noun
conjunctivitis (countable and uncountable, plural conjunctivitides or conjunctivitises or conjunctivites)
- An inflammation of the conjunctiva, often due to infection.
conjunctivitis meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
conjunctivitis in Hindi
- inflammation
- नेत्रशोथ netraśoth
conjunctivitis in Tamil
- இமைப்படல அழற்சி, கண் சவ்வழல், கண் வௌப்படல அழற்சி, விழி வெண்படல அழற்சி
conjunctivitis in Bengali
- inflammation
- চোখ উঠা cōkh uṭha
conjunctivitis in Telugu
- inflammation
- కండ్లకలక kaṇḍlakalaka
More languagesFewer languages
- conjunctivitis in Malayalam
- ചെങ്കണ്ണ് ceṅkaṇṇŭ
- conjunctivitis in Kannada
- ಸೋಂಕಿನಿಂದಾಗಿ ಕಣ್ಣು ಕೆಂಪಾಗುವದು, ಮದ್ರಾಸ್ ಕಣ್ಣು
- conjunctivitis in Odia
- ନେତ୍ରାବରଣ ପ୍ରଦାହ netrābaraṇa pradāha
- conjunctivitis in Sinhala
- අක්ෂිපටල ප්රදාහය akṣipaṭala pradāhaya
- conjunctivitis in Tagalog
- bisil
- conjunctivitis in Malay
- radang selaput mata
- conjunctivitis in Thai
- เยื่อตาอักเสบ yʉ̂ʉa-dtaa-àk-sèep, ตาแดง
- conjunctivitis in Vietnamese
- viêm màng kết
- conjunctivitis in Myanmar
- မျက်စိနာခြင် myakci.nahkrang
- Dhivehi
- ލޮލު ރޯގާ lolu rōgā
Synonyms of conjunctivitis
Forms of conjunctivitis
| plural | conjunctivitides |
|---|---|
| plural | conjunctivitises |
| plural | conjunctivites |
Origin of conjunctivitis
From conjunctiva + -itis.
Words formed from conjunctivitis
- acute catarrhal conjunctivitis
- acute contagious conjunctivitis
- acute epidemic conjunctivitis
- acute follicular conjunctivitis
- acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis
- acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis
- acute viral conjunctivitis
- allergic conjunctivitis
- angular conjunctivitis
- arc-flash conjunctivitis
- atopic conjunctivitis
- atropine conjunctivitis
- Axenfeld's conjunctivitis
- bacterial conjunctivitis
- blennorrhoeal conjunctivitis
- blepharoconjunctivitis
- blepharokeratoconjunctivitis
- calcareous conjunctivitis
- chemical conjunctivitis
- chronic catarrhal conjunctivitis
- chronic conjunctivitis
- chronic follicular conjunctivitis
- cicatricial conjunctivitis
- conjunctivital
- conjunctivitis arida
- conjunctivitis medicamentosa
- conjunctivitis nodosa
- conjunctivitis petrificans
- conjunctivitis tularensis
- contagious granular conjunctivitis
- croupous conjunctivitis
- dermatoconjunctivitis
- diphtheritic conjunctivitis
- diplobacillary conjunctivitis
- eczematous conjunctivitis
- Egyptian conjunctivitis
- Elschnig's conjunctivitis
- epidemic conjunctivitis
- follicular conjunctivitis
- giant papillary conjunctivitis
- gonococcal conjunctivitis
- gonorrheal conjunctivitis
- gonorrhoeal conjunctivitis
- granular conjunctivitis
- hyperacute purulent conjunctivitis
- inclusion conjunctivitis
- infantile purulent conjunctivitis
- infectious conjunctivitis
- irritant conjunctivitis
- keratoconjunctivitis
- Koch-Weeks conjunctivitis
- lacrimal conjunctivitis
- larval conjunctivitis
- ligneous conjunctivitis
- lithiasis conjunctivitis
- Meibomian conjunctivitis
- membranous conjunctivitis
- meningococcus conjunctivitis
- molluscum conjunctivitis
- Morax-Axenfeld conjunctivitis
Questions about conjunctivitis
- What does conjunctivitis mean?
- Conjunctivitis means an inflammation of the conjunctiva, often due to infection.
- What is conjunctivitis in Hindi?
- Conjunctivitis in Hindi is नेत्रशोथ (netraśoth). See Conjunctivitis meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is conjunctivitis?
- Conjunctivitis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce conjunctivitis?
- Conjunctivitis is pronounced /kənˌd͡ʒʌŋktɪˈvaɪtɪs/.
- What is the plural of conjunctivitis?
- The plural of conjunctivitis is conjunctivitides.
Words near conjunctivitis in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: conjunctivitis (page history and authors); conjunctivitis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); conjunctivitis (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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