bubo
noun/ˈbjuːbəʊ/
/ˈbjuːbəʊ/
(plural buboes)
(medical)- a lymph node under the arm or in the groin that has become painful and swollen (= larger than normal)Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, from Greek boubōn ‘groin or swelling in the groin’.
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