Conjunctivitis

[kon-junk-tiv-i’ ’-tis) [conjunctivus, connecting; irtg, inflammation]. Inflammation of the conjunctiva. C, A Catarrhal, the most common form, usually mild, resulting from cold or irritation. C, Croupous, a variety a ociated with the formation of a whitish-gray membrane that is easily removed. C, Diphtheric, a specific purulent inflammation of the conjunctiva, due to the Klebs-Loffier bacillus. C, Egyptian, See Trachoma. C, Follicular, a form characterized by numerous round, pinkish bodies found in the retro tarsal fold. C, Gonorrheal, a severe form of purulent C., caused by infection with gonococci. C, Phlyctenular, one characterized by the presence on the ocular conjunctiva of small vesicles surrounded by a reddened zone. C, Purulent, one characterized by a thick, creamy discharge. 205