No. 1,128 in Turkish
hastalık
"Illness" or "disease."
In a sentence
Hastalık, bağışıklık sistemini zayıflatabilir.
Illnesses can weaken the immune system.
In this sentence, the word 'hastalık' is used to refer to 'illness' or 'disease' in a general health context.
Grip gibi bir hastalık, genellikle kış aylarında daha yaygındır.
Diseases like the flu are generally more common in winter months.
Here, 'hastalık' is used to describe a specific medical condition, namely the flu.
Psikolojik hastalıklar da fiziksel kadar önemlidir.
Psychological illnesses are just as important as physical ones.
In this example, 'hastalık' denotes disorders or illnesses concerning mental health, providing a context of psychological conditions.
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