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TOPIK 5noun

온열 질환

onyeol jilhwan [오녈 질환]

온열 질환이 · 온열 질환을

heat-related illness (heatstroke, heat exhaustion)

Example

폭염에는 온열 질환에 걸리지 않게 물을 자주 드세요.

During a heat wave, drink water often so you don't get heat-related illness.

Word parts

온 warm열 heat질 disease환 suffer, illness

溫熱 'warmth, heat' + 疾患 'disease'.

Good to know

Pronounced [오녈 질환]. The official term in heat warnings; specific types include 열사병 'heatstroke' and 일사병 'sunstroke, heat exhaustion'.