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axillary bubo (s) (noun), axillary buboes (pl)
An inflamed swelling of lymph nodes in the areas of the armpits, neck, and other bodily parts: Dr. Roberts told Tony's cousin that his axillary bubo, or painfully enlarged lymph nodes, was probably a result of bubonic plague that is usually transmitted by the bite of fleas, probably from an infected rat, during his travels in Africa.
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