Indonesian

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Etymology

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Compound of cacar (variola, smallpox) +‎ api (fire), named after burning pain of neuropathic pain in herpes zoster.

Noun

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cacar api (first-person possessive cacar apiku, second-person possessive cacar apimu, third-person possessive cacar apinya)

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

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