bubo
noun[C]
uk/ˈbjuː.bəʊ/us/ˈbjuː.boʊ/pluralbuboesapainfulswollenlymphnode(= one of manysmallorgansin thebodythatremoveinfectiouscells,germs, etc.)causedby adisease:
The bubonicplaguewasnamedafterlargeswellingsor buboes whichformedon theskin.
Theswellingor bubocontinuestoenlargeandeventuallyformsabscesses.
- Thesymptomswerepainfulswollenlymphnodescalled buboes, highfever, anddelirium.
- Heconcludedthat thelumpswere buboes -dark,swollenlymphglands, which are akeysymptomof bubonicplague.
- The bubo may beaspiratedordrainedbefore itbursts.
- Plague without theformationof buboesoccurredin 13percentofcases.
- TheBlackDeathwastreatedbylancingthe buboes andapplyingawarmpoulticeofbutter,onionandgarlic.
Medical treatment: symptoms & diagnosis of medical problems
- aerophobia
- aggressively
- amyloid
- antigen test
- asymptomatic
- contraindication
- lacunar
- laparoscopic
- laparoscopy
- lateral flow test
- LFT
- phlebotomy
- present
- prognosis
- prognostic
- prognosticate
- prognostication
- questioning
- staging
- withdrawal symptoms
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