Korean word

해열제

Pronunciation

Romanizationhaeyeolje

Meaning

  • nounfever reducer

Example

몸이 아파서 해열제를 사러 약국에 갔어요.mo mi a pa seo hae yeol je reul sa reo yak kku ge ka sseo yo

I went to the pharmacy to buy a fever reducer because I was sick.

Illustration for 해열제 (fever reducer)

More examples

열이 높아서 해열제를 복용했어요.yeo ri no pa seo hae yeol je reul po gyong hae sseo yo

Because my fever was high, I took a fever reducer.

Core concept

A medicine taken when fever raises the body's temperature and it needs to be lowered.

Common phrases

  • 해열제 복용hae yeol je po gyong

    taking a fever reducer

  • 해열제 성분hae yeol je seong bun

    fever reducer components

  • 해열제 부작용hae yeol je pu ja gyong

    side effects of fever reducers

Similar words

해열약haeyeoryak: A general everyday term for medicine that lowers a fever.
진통제chintongje: Medicine taken to lessen or remove physical pain.
아세트아미노펜aseteuaminopen: A medicine ingredient with both fever-lowering and pain-relieving effects.

Definition in Korean

높은 체온이나 열이 있을 때 체온을 낮추기 위해 복용하는 약no peun che o ni na yeo ri i sseul ttae che o neul nat chu gi wi hae po gyong ha neun yak

Word origin

해열제 (haeyeolje, "fever reducer") is formed from 해열 (haeyeol, "removal of fever") and 제 (je, "medicinal preparation"), following a common Sino-Korean compound pattern.

Usage tips

  • The word is useful in everyday pharmacy conversations because it identifies the kind of medicine needed before a specific product is chosen.

Related words

  • 해열haeyeollowering a fevernoun
  • 해열작용haeyeoljagyongantipyretic actionnoun
  • 해열효과haeyeolhyogwafever-lowering effectnoun

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