Consumptive

usgb/kənˈsʌmptɪv/
adjective

Related to the disease tuberculosis.

He was a consumptive patient who spent months in a sanatorium.
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Often appears as...

  • consumptive disease
  • consumptive patient
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Historical Illness

Understand that 'consumptive' often appears in historical texts referring to tuberculosis.

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19th-century novels describe characters as consumptive, revealing tuberculosis was then common.
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Medical Context

Used more in past medical discussions, now 'tuberculosis' is more common in modern usage.

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Victorian doctors discussed the treatment of consumptive symptoms frequently.
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Serious Tone

Carries a grave connotation, referencing a serious and deadly historical disease.

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Novels rarely portrayed consumptive characters humorously due to the disease's severity.
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