Medical term for a contagious eye infection involving both the cornea and conjunctiva. Often abbreviated as EKC. Compare with 流行性角結膜炎, which is a synonym or closely related condition.

Kanji

流current, a sink, flow
行going, journey, carry out
性sex, gender, nature
結tie, bind, contract
膜membrane
炎inflammation, flame, blaze

Related words

流りゅう行こう性せい角かく結けつ膜まく炎えん
Synonym or closely related term; both refer to epidemic keratoconjunctivitis. 流行性角結膜炎 explicitly includes the cornea (角), while 流行性結膜炎 may be used more broadly for conjunctivitis with corneal involvement.

Built from

流りゅう行こう性せい+結けつ膜まく炎えん

Etymology

Compound of 流行性 (epidemic) + 結膜炎 (conjunctivitis). The term is a direct medical compound; no further historical derivation is specified.