panasdingin

Panasdingin is a term in Indonesian that literally translates to "hot and cold." It is used in different contexts to describe alternating heat and cold, and its meaning varies with the subject being discussed. In Indonesian writing, the form panas-dingin is common, though the unhyphenated version panasdingin is also found.

In a medical context, panasdingin refers to a symptom pattern described as fever with alternating sensations of warmth and chills. People may experience episodes of feeling hot, sweating, followed by shivering and a feeling of coldness. It is a common description in lay and clinical language for illnesses that involve fever, infection, or inflammatory processes, but it does not denote a specific diagnosis by itself.

In climate and weather discussions, panasdingin can describe temperature variability, such as pronounced diurnal swings where days are hot and nights are cool, or broader seasonal shifts between hot periods and cooler intervals. It conveys the idea of a noticeable contrast between high and low temperatures within a short period.

Panasdingin is also used in social or psychological discourse to characterize inconsistent or alternating behavior, often described as hot-and-cold behavior. A person may show warmth and closeness at one time and distance or hostility at another, leading to ambiguity in interactions.

See also: fever and chills, diurnal temperature variation, hot-and-cold behavior, Indonesian vocabulary. The term is primarily descriptive and context-dependent rather than a standardized medical or scientific category.