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bu⋅bo

  [byoo-boh, boo-]
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–noun, plural -boes. Pathology.
an inflammatory swelling of a lymphatic gland, esp. in the groin or armpit.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL < Gk boubn lit., groin

Related forms:
buboed, adjective
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Buboes
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bu·bo   (bōō'bō, byōō'-)   
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 infections, such as bubonic plague and syphilis.

[Middle English, from Late Latin būbō, būbōn-, from Greek boubōn, groin, swelling.]
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Main Entry: bu·bo
Pronunciation: 'b(y)ü-(")bO
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural buboes
: an inflammatory swelling of alymph node especially in the groin —bu·bon·ic /b(y)ü-'bän-ik/ adjective
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bubo bu·bo (b&oomacr;'bō, by&oomacr;'-)
n. pl. bu·boes
Inflammatory swelling of one or more lymph nodes, especially in the groin.

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