人じん面めん疽そ

noun

human-faced tumour; mythological growth resembling a human face

A mythological or folkloric growth, often described as a tumour or sore that takes on the appearance of a human face. Compare with 人面瘡 (じんめんそう).

See also: 人面瘡

• 人じん面めん疽そは、昔むかし話ばなしや怪かい談だんに登とう場じょうする恐おそろしいできものだ。

  The human-faced tumour is a terrifying growth that appears in old tales and ghost stories.