bubo

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈbjuː.bəʊ/
• (America) IPA: /ˈbu.boʊ/, /ˈbju.boʊ/

Noun

bubo (plural buboes)

1. (pathology) An inflamed swelling of a lymph node, especially in the armpit or the groin, due to an infection such as bubonic plague, gonorrhea, tuberculosis or syphilis.

Translations

• French: bubon
• Portuguese: bubão
• Russian: бубо́н
• Spanish: bubón

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