buboes

Meanings

• noun

  Enlarged, inflamed lymph nodes, often found in the armpit or groin, which were a sign of bubonic plague infection.

  - "The doctor diagnosed buboes in the patient's armpit, indicating a possible plague infection."
  - "Buboes in the groin were a common symptom of the bubonic plague during the Middle Ages."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with buboes
mucus , hocus , bamboozle

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Variants

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bubo , buboes , bubonic , bubos

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'bubon,' meaning 'gland' or 'lymph node'.

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Trivia

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1. Buboes were often referred to as 'plague swellings' or 'plague nodes'.

2. The presence of buboes was used as an indicator of plague infection during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance periods.

3. Buboes were not always a sign of bubonic plague. They could also be caused by other bacterial infections, such as syphilis.

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1. plague: Buboes are closely associated with plague, a bacterial disease that causes fever, seizures, and various other symptoms. Buboes were one of the three forms of plague, the others being septicemic and pneumonic plague.

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Culture

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Buboes were a significant sign of the bubonic plague, one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. They have been depicted in various forms of art and literature, often serving as a symbol of the disease.

How to Memorize "buboes"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a swollen lymph node in the armpit or groin area. Visualize the size and the inflammation to remember the term 'buboes'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term 'buboes' with the bubonic plague and the enlarged lymph nodes that were a sign of the infection.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Buboes: Big Underground Bubbling Organisms Swell' to remember the term.

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