bubonic

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(byo̅o̅ bonik, bo̅o̅-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bu•bon•ic  (byo̅o̅ bonik, bo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation adj. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologyof or pertaining to a bubo.
  2. Pathologyaccompanied by or affected with buboes.
  • Late Latin būbōn- (stem of būbō) bubo + -ic
  • 1870–75

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