bubo

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbjuː.bəʊ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

In summary

Late Middle English, from Medieval Latin būbō, from Ancient Greek βουβών (boubṓn, “groin, swelling”).