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.
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)]