bubo

bu·bo  (bb, by-)

n. pl. bu·boes

An inflamed, tender swelling of a lymph node, especially in the area of the armpit or groin, that is characteristic of certain infections, such as bubonic plague and syphilis.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin bb, bbn-, from Greek boubn, groin, swelling.]

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bubo [byew-boh, bew-bonn-ik]

Noun

pl -boes Pathol inflammation and swelling of a lymph node, esp. in the armpit or groin [Greek boubōn groin]

bubonic

Adjective

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bubo  (bb)

Plural buboes

A swelling of a lymph node, especially of the armpit or groin, that is characteristic of bubonic plague.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bubo - a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis lymph gland, lymph node, node - the source of lymph and lymphocytes symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
	2.	Bubo - a genus of Strigidae genus Bubo bird genus - a genus of birds family Strigidae, Strigidae - a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes horned owl - large owls having prominent ear tufts

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