bubonic plague
noun
: plague caused by a bacterium (Yersinia pestis) and characterized especially by the formation of buboes
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Phipps said the New Mexico patient had both septicemic and bubonic plague including inflamed, painful lymph nodes and a blood infection.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
The bacterium causes bubonic plague (the Black Death of the Middle Ages).
—Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Is this the same as bubonic plague?
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Inset, a bubonic plague smear demonstrates the presence of the Yersinia pestis bacteria that causes the plague in this undated photo.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
The bacterium causes bubonic plague (the Black Death of the Middle Ages).
—Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Is this the same as bubonic plague?
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Inset, a bubonic plague smear demonstrates the presence of the Yersinia pestis bacteria that causes the plague in this undated photo.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bubonic plague
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“Bubonic plague.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bubonic%20plague. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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