A swollen lymph node, especially in the groin or armpit, typically resulting from infection or disease like plague or sexually transmitted infections.
From Greek 'boubon' meaning groin; the term entered English through medical Latin. Originally referred to the characteristic buboes of bubonic plague.
The 'bubonic' plague gets its name from buboes—those terrifying black swellings were so distinctive they named the entire disease after them!
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