bubo

American  

[byoo-boh, boo-] / ˈbyu boʊ, ˈbu- /

noun

Pathology.

plural

buboes

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

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bubo British  

/ 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

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bubo Scientific  

/ bo̅o̅′bō /

plural

buboes

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

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Other Word Forms

• buboed adjective
• bubonic adjective

Etymology

Origin of bubo

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

Example Sentences

He was far from his natural home: Eurasian eagle-owls, known by the scientific name Bubo bubo, are apex predators typically found in much of continental Europe, Scandinavia, Russia and Central Asia.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2024

It was lodged under my armpit like a bubo.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2018

Foedaque fit volucris venturi nuncia luctus, Ignavus bubo, dirum mortalibus omen.

From Concerning Animals and Other Matters by Aitken, Edward Hamilton

After the bubo has been opened the wound may take on the characters of a soft sore.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

It had as a distinctive symptom the well-known inguinal bubo, and there is no mention whatever, in the descriptions of it that have survived, of the tetanoid symptoms belonging to epidemic meningitis.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various