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

Related formsbu·boed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for buboes

Historical Examples of buboes

If buboes accompany it, they are mostly of an indolent nature.
North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826
Various
THE more Buboes there are, so that they suppurate, the better.
Loimologia: Or, an Historical Account of the Plague in London in 1665
Nathaniel Hodges
Buboes of the neck only occurred 130 times, and of them 67 cases were children.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I
Various
We have had three cases of buboes, resulting in three deaths.
Planet of the Gods
Robert Moore Williams
The ulcers from buboes partake of the same character, the edges being hard and the ulcer disposed to burrow.
North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826
Various

British Dictionary definitions for buboes

bubo

noun plural -boes

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

Derived Formsbubonic (bjuːˈbɒnɪk), adjective

Word Origin for bubo

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

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Word Origin and History for buboes

bubo

late 14c., plural buboes, from Late Latin bubo (genitive bubonis) "swelling of lymph glands" (in the groin), from Greek boubon "the groin, swelling in the groin."

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