Bubonic

//bjuːˈbɒnɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to buboes. not-comparable

    "1994: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, International Notes Human Plague -- India, 1994 - "In particular, bubonic plague is characterized by painful swelling of lymph nodes (buboes) in the inguinal, axillary, or cervical regions.""

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or evidencing buboes wordnet

Example

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"The United States faced a Bubonic plague epidemic at the beginning of the twentieth century."

Etymology

From Latin būbō (stem būbōn-) + -ic.

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