buboe

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A form of bubo — An inflamed swelling of a lymph node, especially in the armpit or groin, due to an infection such as bubonic plague, gonorrhea, tuberculosis, or syphilis.

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Meanings

nounbuboe (plural buboes)

plural buboes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of bubo.
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APA

buboe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buboe

MLA

“buboe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buboe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buboe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buboe.

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