bubonic
Of or pertaining to buboes.
Adjective
- Of or pertaining to buboes.
- 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,...
Origin
Etymology tree Latin būbō Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English bubonic From Latin būbō (stem būbōn-) + English -ic.