bubo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈbjuː.bəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bubo.wav /ˈbu.boʊ/ /ˈbju.boʊ/

Word forms

bubo bubos buboes

Etymology

Late Middle English, from Medieval Latin būbō, from Ancient Greek βουβών (boubṓn, “groin, swelling”).

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