bubo
noun
an inflammatory swelling of a lymphatic gland, especially in the groin or armpit.
buboes
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pluralof bubo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Bubonic plague is the most common type of plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, characterised by swollen lymph nodes called "buboes".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
This form of the disease typically results from an infected-flea bite, and symptoms such as buboes, fever, headache, chills and weakness develop within two to eight days, according to the CDC.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025
That gives Verhoeven the opportunity to spotlight the festering, boil-like buboes that are the disease’s signature symptom.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2021
If you think you might have been bitten by a plague-infected flea, you can take some of these drugs before any symptoms emerge, and that will stop the painful buboes appearing in the first place.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2020
The mashed root is mixed with rice flour and made into a caustic paste to apply to buboes, destroy warts, etc.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas
