|kerəd.ō+ noun
or cer·a·to·conjunctivitis |serəd.ō+
Etymology: New Latin, from kerat-, or cerat- + conjunctivitis
: combined inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva:
a. : a virus disease of man often epidemic and marked by pain, redness, and swelling with tenderness of adjacent lymph nodes and profuse watery discharge from the eyes — called also pinkeye
b. : a highly contagious rickettsial disease of cattle marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea and infective discharge from eyes and nose