bubonic

[ byoo-bon-ik, boo- ]

adjective

, Pathology.

1. of or relating to a bubo.
2. accompanied by or affected with buboes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bubonic¹

1870–75; < Late Latin būbōn- (stem of būbō ) bubo + -ic

Example Sentences

But apart from family dynamics, Saklatvala was also deeply influenced by the devastation caused by the bubonic plague in Bombay in the late 1890s.

From BBC

Cockroaches carry a wide range of diseases and pathogens including bubonic plague, dysentery, hepatitis, hookworms, leprosy, salmonella and polio.

From Salon

Madagascar is one of the last places where outbreaks of human bubonic plague still happen regularly.

From Science Daily

Officials in central Oregon this week reported a case of bubonic plague in a resident who likely got the disease from a sick pet cat.

From Seattle Times

On the larger side of the small-mammal spectrum are squirrels, known to spread bubonic plague, which was known as the Black Death when it killed 25 million people in Europe in the 14th century.

From Seattle Times