bubo

/ˌbuˈboʊ/
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Other forms: buboes

Definitions of bubo
  1. noun
    a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis
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    type of:
    lymph gland, lymph node, node
    the source of lymph and lymphocytes
    symptom
    (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
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