keeping cool; cold storage; cold preservation
Refers to maintaining a low temperature for items like food or medicine, often using ice packs or refrigeration. Frequently appears in compound nouns.
In summer, a cooler bag is indispensable.
この薬は保冷が必要です。
This medicine requires cold storage.
保温 means keeping something warm, while 保冷 means keeping something cold, as in coolers or ice packs.
Compound of 保 (keep, maintain) and 冷 (cold). A straightforward Sino-Japanese word.