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Noun pink disease has 1 sense
  1. pink disease - serious bark disease of many tropical crop trees (coffee, citrus, rubber); branches have a covering of pink hyphae
    --1 is a kind of
    plant disease

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Pink Disease

Noun: Pink disease refers to a medical condition primarily affecting children, characterized by pink discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes.

Sample Sentence: As a symptom of pink disease, her cheeks turned a pale shade of pink.

Noun: Pink disease can also refer to a plant disease caused by a fungus which appears as pink or reddish discoloration on leaves and fruits.

Sample Sentence: The rose bushes in the garden are infected with pink disease, causing the leaves to turn pinkish.

Noun: (informal) In the past, pink disease was a term used to describe mercury poisoning in children, a condition caused by exposure to mercury-based teething powders or ointments.

Sample Sentence: Pink disease was a serious health concern before people realized the harmful effects of mercury in teething products.

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