also: ほろせ
noun
rash; skin eruption
Archaic term for a rash or skin eruption; not used in modern medical or everyday contexts.
古文書には「ほろ子」という病名が見えるが、現代では使われない。
The disease name ほろ子 appears in old documents, but it is not used today.
Modern medical term for rash or skin eruption; ほろ子 is its archaic predecessor.
Common word for pimples or skin breakouts, but not a direct synonym for the archaic ほろ子.
The origin is uncertain; the kanji 子 may be ateji, and the word is now obsolete.