bubo

(bu’bo) [L., from Gr. βουβών groin]. The inflammatory swelling of a lymphatic gland, particularly in the axilla or groin. Buboes are due to absorption of infective material, and are seen after gonorrhea or syphilis. bullet-b., the characteristic hard bubo of primary syphilis. chancroidal b., virulent b., a suppurating form accompanying or following chancroid. climatic b., a form of adenitis occurring in tropical countries and not due to venereal causes. gonorrheal b., a bubo following or accompanying gonorrhea. indolent b., one which is hard and nearly painle , and shows little tendency to suppurate. malignant b., the bubo of bubonic plague. parotid b. See parotitis. pestilential b., that which is a ociated with Oriental plague. pr: b. Same as bub on d'emblée. sympathetic b., one due to friction or injury. syphilitic b., an indolent bubo following a true or hard chancre. venereal b., one due to venereal disease.