bubo

Noun

Meaning

An inflammation, with enlargement, of a lymphatic gland, esp. in the groin, as in syphilis.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

genus Bubo bubonic pimple carbuncle gathering pile boil lesion abscess blister tubercle felon festering fester chancre
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Antonyms

treatment cure

Hypernyms

node symptom lymph node lymph gland bird genus

Phrases with the word

climatic bubo strumous bubo Bubo magellanicus bubo-forming

Derivatives

buboes

Examples

Very possible! Possible, indeed. Maybe even probable, which, as you know if you study your arithmetic, can happen more often than possible. In other words, probable is more possible than possible. - Bubo. Kathryn Lasky

Birds of prey include the secretary bird ( Sagittarius serpentarius ), martial eagle ( Polemaetus bellicosus ) and other eagles, the giant eagle owl ( Bubo lacteus ) and other owls, falcons, goshawks, kestrels, and kites. Source: Internet

Evolution and systematics Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) sleeping during daytime in a hollow tree The systematic placement of owls is disputed. Source: Internet

On April 1, 2010, soldiers entered UN offices and left with Bubo Na Tchuto. Source: Internet

The epidemiological use of the term plague is currently applied to any severe bubo inflammation resulting from an infection with Y. pestis. Source: Internet

The expansion of lymph nodes is the cause of the characteristic " bubo " associated with the disease. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Bublis Bublitz Bubnoff unit Bubo magellanicus Bubo virginianus buboed