cacar api
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of cacar (“variola, smallpox”) + api (“fire”), named after burning pain of neuropathic pain in herpes zoster.
Noun
cacar api (plural cacar-cacar api)
- (pathology) herpes zoster, shingles
- Synonyms: cacar ular, herpes zoster
Further reading
- “cacar api” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.