cacar ular

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of cacar (“variola, smallpox”) +‎ ular (“snake”), named after dermatomal distribution of skin change in herpes zoster.

Noun

cacar ular (plural cacar-cacar ular)

  1. (pathology) herpes zoster, shingles
    Synonyms: cacar api, herpes zoster

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