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BUBOES
BUBO
Bubo, genus Bubo
(noun) a genus of Strigidae
bubo
(noun) a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
buboes
plural of bubo
Source: Wiktionary
BUBO
Bu"bo, n.; pl. Buboes (. Etym: [LL. bubo the groin, a swelling in the groin, Gr. (Med.)
Definition: An inflammation, with enlargement, of a limphatic gland, esp. in the groin, as in syphilis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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