bubo Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis
  2. noun a genus of Strigidae
    genus Bubo.

WordNet

Bu"bo noun
Etymology
LL. bubo the groin, a swelling in the groin, Gr. .
Wordforms
plural Buboes
Definitions
  1. (Med.) An inflammation, with enlargement, of a limphatic gland, esp. in the groin, as in syphilis.

Webster 1913