bubo

[ byoo-boh, boo- ]

noun,plural bu·boes.Pathology.

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

Origin of bubo

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

Other words from bubo

buboed, adjective

Words Nearby bubo

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How to use bubo in a sentence

But such outbreaks of bubo-plague or of typhus fever have been local, sporadic, or non-diffusive.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II) | Charles Creighton
Among the most remarkable habitats of modern bubo-plague are the villages on the basalt plateaus of the Arabian desert.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II) | Charles Creighton
Let us turn next to the small spots of bubo-plague in the remote province of Yun-nan.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II) | Charles Creighton
For more than three centuries bubo-plague was never long absent from one part of Britain or another.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II) | Charles Creighton
That looks like an epidemic of true bubo-plague,—probably the pestis quarta correctly so-called.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II) | Charles Creighton

British Dictionary definitions for bubo

bubo

/ (ˈbjuːbəʊ) /

nounplural -boes

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

Origin of bubo

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

Derived forms of bubo

bubonic (bjuːˈbɒnɪk), adjective

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Scientific definitions for bubo

bubo

[ bōō′bō ]

Plural buboes

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

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