Buboes
/ˈbjuː.boʊz/noun
Painful swollen lymph nodes, especially those associated with plague or other infections.
Did you know?The medical term descends from Greek boubōn, meaning the groin or groin swelling, and was long associated with the bubonic plague, literally the disease of swollen glands.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
βουβών (boubṓn)
“the groin; a swelling in the groin”
Late Latin
Latin
bubo, bubonis
“a swelling or boil, especially in the groin”
Medieval Latin
Latin
bubo
“a plague swelling or boil”
14th Century
English
buboe
“a boil or swelling, especially in the groin”
Modern English
English
buboes
“plural of buboe; swollen lymph nodes, especially in plague”