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Bubo

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An enlarged lymph node ('swollen gland') that is tender and painful, particularly in the groin and armpit (the axilla).

A feature of a number of infectious diseases including gonorrhea, syphilis, tuberculosis, and the plague.

Hence, the bubonic plague.

The odd word 'bubo' comes from the Greek 'boubon' meaning groin or swollen groin

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