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Bubonic vs Bubo - What's the difference?

bubonic | bubo |

Bubo is a derived term of bubonic.



As an adjective bubonic

is of or pertaining to buboes.

As a noun bubo is

an inflamed swelling of a lymph node, especially in the armpit or the groin, due to an infection such as bubonic plague, gonorrhea, tuberculosis or syphilis.

bubonic

English

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, or cervical regions."

    • bubo

    English

    (wikipedia bubo)

    Noun

    (es)
  • (pathology) An inflamed swelling of a lymph node, especially in the armpit or the groin, due to an infection such as bubonic plague, gonorrhea, tuberculosis or syphilis.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1661
    • , author=Johann Jacob Wecker , title=Eighteen books of the secrets of art and nature: being the summe and substance of naturall philisophy ... , page=42 citation , passage=If a Bubo or Carbuncle appear, set on Leeches not far from it, if it be in an ignoble part; ...}}

    Derived terms

    * bubonic