PARINAUD'S CONJUNCTIVITIS
\pˌe͡əɹɪnˈɔːdz kənd͡ʒˌʌŋktɪvˈa͡ɪtɪs], \pˌeəɹɪnˈɔːdz kəndʒˌʌŋktɪvˈaɪtɪs], \p_ˌeə_ɹ_ɪ_n_ˈɔː_d_z k_ə_n_dʒ_ˌʌ_ŋ_k_t_ɪ_v_ˈaɪ_t_ɪ_s]\
Definitions of PARINAUD'S CONJUNCTIVITIS
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Leptothricosis conjunctivae, a subacute inflammation of the conjunctiva due to infection with a minute leptothrix; it is characterized by the presence of large irregular reddish granulations in the connective tissue of the lids and fornix with simultaneous swelling of the lymph glands of the ear and throat, said by P. to be contracted by contagion from animals.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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