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bu·bo
(bo͞o′bō, byo͞o′-)n. pl. bu·boes
An inflamed, tender swelling of a lymph node, especially in the area of the armpit or groin, that is characteristic of certain infectious diseases, such as bubonic plague, tuberculosis, and syphilis.
[Middle English, from Late Latin būbō, būbōn-, from Greek boubōn, groin, swelling.]
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bubo
(ˈbjuːbəʊ)n, pl -boes
(Pathology) pathol inflammation and swelling of a lymph node, often with the formation of pus, esp in the region of the armpit or groin
[C14: from Medieval Latin bubō swelling, from Greek boubōn groin, glandular swelling]
bubonic adj
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bu•bo
(ˈbyu boʊ, ˈbu-)n., pl. -boes.
an inflammatory swelling of a lymphatic gland, esp. in the groin or armpit.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin < Greek boubṓn literally, groin]
bu′boed, adj.
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bu·bo
(bo͞o′bō) A swelling of a lymph node, especially of the armpit or groin. Buboes are characteristic of bubonic plague.
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| Noun | 1. | bubo - a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease |
| 2. | Bubo - a genus of Strigidae bird genus - a genus of birds family Strigidae, Strigidae - a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes horned owl - large owls having prominent ear tufts |
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bu·bo
n. bubón, infl. linfática de la ingle.
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bubo
n (pl buboes) bubón mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.