bubo

bubo /bu·bo/ (bu´bo) an enlarged and inflamed lymph node, particularly in the axilla or groin, due to such infections as plague, syphilis, gonorrhea, lymphogranuloma venereum, and tuberculosis.bubon´ic

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climatic bubo  lymphogranuloma venereum.

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bu·bo (bb)

n. pl. bu·boes

Inflammatory swelling of one or more lymph nodes, especially in the groin.

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Bubo

An inflamed swelling inside a lymph node, characteristic of second-stage LGV.

Mentioned in: Chancroid, Lymphogranuloma Venereum

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bubo

[byo̅o̅′bō] pl. buboes

Etymology: Gk, boubon, groin

a greatly enlarged, tender, inflamed lymph node usually in the groin that is associated with diseases such as chancroid, lymphogranuloma venereum, and syphilis. Treatment includes specific antibiotic therapy, application of moist heat, and sometimes incision and drainage.

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bubo (byōō´bō),

n a lymph node that is enlarged as a result of an infection. The process may lead to suppuration; seen in primary syphilis, chancroid, plague, malaria, and other infectious processes.

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bubo

an enlarged and inflamed lymph node, particularly in the axilla or groin, resulting from absorption of infective material and occurring in various diseases, e.g. tuberculosis.

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indolent bubo

a hard, nearly painless bubo that shows no tendency to break.

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bubo

Infectious disease A tender, swollen, 4-5 cm in diameter, purplish lymph node most commonly seen in the inguinal or the axilla; bubos are classically associated with lymphogranuloma venereum, but may be associated with 1º syphilis–when it accompanies a chancre, gonorrhea, plague–hence the name bubonic plague, TB, et al. See Pseudobubo.