BUBONIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or evidencing buboes

Example:

bubonic plague

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

bubo (a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis)

Derivation:

bubo (a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis)

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