bubonic
pronunciation
How to pronounce bubonic in British English:
UK [bju:'bɒnɪk]
How to pronounce bubonic in American English:
US [bju'bɒnɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of or evidencing buboes
Word Origin
- bubonic (adj.)
- "characterized by swelling in the groin," by 1795, from Latin bubo (genitive bubonis) "swelling of lymph glands" (in the groin), from Greek boubon "the groin; swelling in the groin" + -ic. Bubonic plague attested by 1827.
Example
- 1. New mexico boy dies of bubonic plague , sister recovering .
- 2. The bubonic plague swept off most of the villagers .
- 3. Carson wells : compared to what ? The bubonic plague ?
- 4. The germs that cause typhus and bubonic plague are carried by fleas and lice .
- 5. Bubonic plague event should the rest , the response , the termination genial post-processing .