Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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

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