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Bubonic plague

noun

The most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person. Synonyms: glandular plague, pestis bubonica.

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... it's plague. But if Professor Silk Hat, in there, officially declared it such, he'd have bracelets on his arms in twelve hours. The present Government of Caracuia doesn't believe in bubonic plague. I fancy our unfortunate friend in there will presently disappear, either just before or just after ...

— The Unspeakable Perk • Samuel Hopkins Adams

... war had been increased by the deadly bubonic plague which appeared in Europe early in 1348. In April it had reached Florence; by August it was devastating France and Germany; it then spread over England from the southwest northward, attacking every part of the country during the year 1349. This disease, like other terrible ...

— An Introduction to the History of Western Europe • James Harvey Robinson

... swelling of a lymph node, especially in the area of the armpit or groin, that is characteristic of bubonic plague and syphilis. ...

— Mother's Remedies - Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers - of the United States and Canada • T. J. Ritter