bubo
pronunciation
How to pronounce bubo in British English:
UK [ˈbju:bəʊ]
How to pronounce bubo in American English:
US [ˈbjuboʊ]
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- Noun:
- a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis
Word Origin
- bubo (n.)
- 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."
Example
- 1. The fourth step is called " na syndrome " , modern commonly known as the " bride " , that is to marry the man a few days ago , will be agreed between the bride price , bubo , clothes , jewellery , cakes , etc , all of the grand royal send beni .
- 2. Bubo an inflamed , tender swelling of a lymph node , especially in the area of the armpit or groin , that is characteristic of certain infections , such as plague and syphilis .
- 3. To clarify the relationship between the structure of retlna and the living hablts in birds , the thickness of each retina layer , the number of nucleus layers and the photoreceptor density of retina were observed by lm and sem in three species of predators , bubo bubo , athene noctua and falco tinnunculus .