also: ほろせ
rash; skin eruption
Archaic term for a rash or skin eruption; not used in modern medical or everyday contexts.
The disease name ほろ子 appears in old documents, but it is not used today.
Alternate reading ほろせ, also archaic; less common than ほろし.
The origin is uncertain; the kanji 子 may be ateji, and the word is now obsolete.