cacar ular

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Noun

cacar ular (first-person possessive cacar ularku, second-person possessive cacar ularmu, third-person possessive cacar ularnya)

1. (pathology) herpes zoster, shingles.

   Synonyms: cacar api, herpes zoster

Further reading

• “cacar ular” 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.