Archaic term for the disease smallpox. In modern Japanese, 天然痘 (てんねんとう) is the standard medical term.
The disease once called 'imo' corresponds to what is now known as smallpox.
Archaic term for a pockmark, especially one left by smallpox. The modern word is あばた, and the proverb 痘痕も靨 (あばたもえくぼ) uses that reading.
The proverb 'imomoe-kubo' is read as 'abata mo ekubo'.
Archaic kanji spelling for smallpox or pockmarks; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Single-character variant; also archaic and uncommon.
The reading いも is archaic and its origin is uncertain. The kanji 痘痕 literally mean 'pox scar'.