疱瘡
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Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
| 疱 | 瘡 |
Etymology 1 [edit]
Compound of imo and kasa (“skin disease”).
Noun [edit]
疱瘡 (hiragana いもがさ, romaji imogasa)
- an infectious disease caused by both the Variola major and Variola minor viruses; smallpox
- c. 1177-1188: Iroha Jiruishō
- 皰瘡 イモカサ モカサ
- c. 1177-1188: Iroha Jiruishō
Synonyms [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
/pausau/ > /ɸausau/ > /ɸɔːsɔː/ > /hoːsoː/.
Noun [edit]
疱瘡 (hiragana ほうそう, romaji hōsō, historical hiragana はうさう)
- an infectious disease caused by both the Variola major and Variola minor viruses; smallpox
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
- 水疱瘡 (mizubōsō)
References [edit]
- 1971 [c. 1177-1188], Tachibana Tadakane; Atsuo Masamune (ed.), Iroha Jiruishō (in Japanese), Kazama Shobō:
