• Bubo

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˈbuː.bəʊ/
    • US IPA: /ˈbu.boÊŠ/
    • Rhymes: -uːbəʊ

    Origin

    From Medieval Latin būbō, from Ancient Greek βουβών (boubōn, "groin, swelling").

    Full definition of bubo

    Noun

    bubo

    (plural buboes)
    1. (pathology) An inflamed swelling of a lymph node, especially in the armpit or the groin, due to an infection such as bubonic plague, gonorrhea, tuberculosis or syphilis.

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