Bubo

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bubo
       n 1: a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague
            or gonorrhea or tuberculosis
       2: a genus of Strigidae [syn: {genus Bubo}]
       [also: {buboes} (pl)]