a. Good or used against bubonic plague;
n.;
a. Of or pertaining to a bubo or buboes; characterized by buboes. [ 1913 Webster ]
. (Med.) a severe and often fatal disease caused by infection with the bacterium Yersinia pestis (formerly Pasteurella pestis), transmitted to man by the bite of fleas, themselves usually infected by biting infected rodents. It is characterized by the formation of buboes, most notably on the groin and armpits, and accompanied by weakness and high fever. The disease was known as the
n. [ Gr.