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Bubonic - having or relating to a "bubo", a swollen lymph node, most commonly heard now refering to the swollen lymph nodes seen with plague. Bubo comes from the Greek word Boubon which means either the groin or a swelling in the groin.

Origin for the Bubonic Plague Name

Bubonic Plague is named because of the symptoms. The bacterial infection produces a painful swelling of the lymph nodes. These are called buboes. Often the first swelling is evident in the groin. During the Middle Ages, a pandemic of Bubonic Plague was referred to as the Black Death, because of the blackening of the skin due to the dried blood that accumulated under the skin's surface.

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Thomas Lynch

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