bubo

[ byoo-boh, boo- ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural bu·boes.

1. an inflammatory swelling of a lymphatic gland, especially in the groin or armpit.

bubo

/ ˈbjuːbəʊ; bjuːˈbɒnɪk /

noun

1. pathol inflammation and swelling of a lymph node, often with the formation of pus, esp in the region of the armpit or groin

bubo

/ bo̅o̅′bō /

, Plural buboes

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

Derived Forms

• bubonic, adjective

Other Words From

• buboed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bubo¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin < Greek boubṓn literally, groin

Word History and Origins

Origin of bubo¹

C14: from Medieval Latin bubō swelling, from Greek boubōn groin, glandular swelling

Example Sentences

But such outbreaks of bubo-plague or of typhus fever have been local, sporadic, or non-diffusive.

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Among the most remarkable habitats of modern bubo-plague are the villages on the basalt plateaus of the Arabian desert.

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Let us turn next to the small spots of bubo-plague in the remote province of Yun-nan.

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For more than three centuries bubo-plague was never long absent from one part of Britain or another.

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That looks like an epidemic of true bubo-plague,—probably the pestis quarta correctly so-called.

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