bubo

American

[byoo-boh, boo-] / ˈbyu boʊ, ˈbu- /

noun

Pathology.

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

bubo British

/ ˈbjuːbəʊ, bjuːˈbɒnɪk /

noun

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 /

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

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noun

buboes

plural

Etymology

Origin of bubo

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

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