bubo

[ byoo-boh, boo- ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural bu·boes.

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

bubo

/ ˈbjuːbəʊ; bjuːˈbɒnɪk /

noun

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

bubo

/ bo̅o̅′bō /

, Plural buboes

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

Derived Forms

• bubonic, adjective

Other Words From

• buboed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bubo¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bubo¹

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

Example Sentences

He was far from his natural home: Eurasian eagle-owls, known by the scientific name Bubo bubo, are apex predators typically found in much of continental Europe, Scandinavia, Russia and Central Asia.

From Seattle Times

Symptoms included skin tissue darkened by gangrene and swelling of lymph nodes, or buboes — the source of the term “bubonic.”

From Washington Post

The bacterial disease was named the Black Death after the dark swellings or "buboes" that victims suffered.

From BBC

The name comes from the symptoms it causes - painful, swollen lymph nodes or 'buboes' in the groin or armpit.

From BBC

Porters greeting the ships found a grisly sight: a few ill sailors, their bodies ravaged with black, oozing buboes, standing on deck among their dead crewmates.

From Fox News