Conjunctivitis means inflammation of the conjunctiva, which is the pale pink / white tissue that surrounds the eye.
Keratitis means inflammation of the cornea, and
conjunctivitis means inflammation of the conjunctiva.
Not exact matches
That's because pink eye and allergies are both types of
conjunctivitis, a term which just
means inflammation of the conjunctiva.
Since
conjunctivitis simply
means inflammation of the conjunctiva, it can also happen when you get something in your eye that irritates that membrane.