bubonic Definition

bubo
noun

buboes
1. pathol.
A swollen tender lymph node, especially in the armpit or groin, commonly developing as a symptom of bubonic plague, syphilis or gonorrhoea.

Derivative: bubonic

Said of a disease, etc: characterized by the appearance of buboes.

Relating to buboes.

Etymology: 14c: Latin, from Greek boubon the groin.