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)]