noun
- swollen lymph nodes, especially in the groin or armpit, typically caused by infection
Usage: medical
Examples
- The doctor examined the patient’s buboes to determine the cause of infection.
- Bubonic plague gets its name from the characteristic buboes it causes.
- The medieval physician noted the presence of buboes in his patient.
- Antibiotics helped reduce the size of the infected buboes.
- Historical accounts describe the painful buboes suffered by plague victims.
- The lymphatic system produces buboes as a response to certain bacterial infections.