癆 (láo) - Consumption — refers to tuberculosis or other wasting & exhaustion
癆 · láo
Consumption — refers to tuberculosis or other wasting diseases;
exhaustion;
fatigue.
Consumption — refers to tuberculosis or other wastingexhaustionfatigue.
Usage highlights
Pulmonary tuberculosisConsumptive diseaseAntiTuberculosis bacillusExhaustion diseaseChildhood consumption
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He died of consumption (肺癆).
- The patient showed signs of exhaustion (癆病 symptoms).
- This medicine treats wasting diseases (治癆藥).
- Overwork can lead to fatigue (勞癆).
Collocations
- Pulmonary tuberculosis(肺癆)
- Consumptive disease(癆病)
- Anti-tuberculosis medicine(治癆藥)
- Tuberculosis bacillus(癆菌)
- Exhaustion disease(勞癆)
- Childhood consumption(童子癆)
Idioms
- To die of consumption(癆病而死)
- Tuberculosis ghost(癆病鬼)
- Consumption and tuberculosis(癆瘵)
Cultural background
FAQ- Historically referred to tuberculosis, a major cause of death before modern medicine.
- In traditional Chinese medicine, associated with yin deficiency and lung weakness.
- Often carried stigma as a chronic, debilitating disease.