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bubo (n.)

"inflamed swelling in the glands," late 14c., plural buboes, from Late Latin bubo (genitive bubonis) "swelling of lymph glands" (in the groin), from Greek boubon "the groin, swelling in the groin," a word of unknown origin.

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Definitions of bubo from WordNet
1
bubo (n.)
a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis;
2
Bubo (n.)
a genus of Strigidae;
Synonyms: genus Bubo
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