bubonic
/bjuˈbɑnɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or characterized by swollen lymph nodes (buboes), especially as a symptom of plague.
- Medieval doctors described bubonic swellings as a sign of the Black Death.
- Bubonic plague is transmitted by fleas that live on rats.
- The patient showed bubonic symptoms with painful swellings in the armpit and groin.