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A genus of Strigidae
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bubo
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bubo \Bu"bo\ (b[=u]"b[-o]), n.; pl. Buboes (-b[-o]z). [LL. bubo the groin, a swelling in the groin, Gr. boubw`n.] (Med.) An inflammation, with enlargement, of a lymphatic gland, esp. in the groin, as in syphilis.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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."
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis a genus of Strigidae [syn: genus Bubo ] [also: buboes (pl)]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context pathology English) 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.
Usage examples of bubo.
In catching the names they were tossing around, it appeared that the deceased one was called Bubo, and the tall man was Walker.
The tall one called Walker was standing directly in front of Bubo, obscuring him from my sight, and then he turned and looked grimly at the others.
My death, however brief, had been sufficient for the ring to slip free, and Bubo with it.
I heard his shouting continue, all the way down, and then there was a sudden roar of flame as Bubo and the ring hit the lava below.
The bubo under his arm had begun to ooze blood and a slow greenish pus.
His bubo had begun to drain again, a thick, dark liquid that smelled like rotting meat.
The edges of the bubo were soft and almost gelatinous, but the center was still hard.
Roche had brought, poured some on a cloth, and swabbed the bubo gently with it.
The boy had a bubo on his back, and Kivrin lanced it while Roche and the mother held him.
There was a foul yellow stain down the side of her blue kirtle where the bubo under her arm had split and run.
Walker was standing directly in front of Bubo, obscuring him from my sight, and then he turned and looked grimly at the others.
Bubo virginianus, a cousin of Bubo ignavus which is common over Europe and Asia north of the Himalayas.
Sukey was in a high fever, but still had no sign of a bubo, and Joan had a small plague-spot on one breast.
High fever, swollen tongue, intoxication of the nervous system, buboes under the arms and in the groin.
They had carried nosegays of flowers and drunk powdered emeralds and applied leeches to the buboes, but all of those were worse than useless, and Dr.