Associations to the word «Bubonic»

Wiktionary

BUBONIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to buboes.
BUBONIC PLAGUE, noun. (disease) A contagious, often fatal, epidemic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, transmitted by the bite of fleas from an infected person or rodent, especially a rat, and characterized by delirium, chills, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and the formation of buboes.

Dictionary definition

BUBONIC, adjective. Of or evidencing buboes; "bubonic plague".

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