(TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五脏, and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of:overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)
中医学上五劳指心、肝、脾、肺、肾五脏的劳损；七伤指大饱伤脾，大怒气逆伤肝，强力举重、久坐湿地伤肾，形寒饮冷伤肺，忧愁思虑伤心，风雨寒暑伤形，恐惧不节伤志。泛指身体虚弱多病。
泛指各种疾病和致病因素。
元·刘唐卿《降桑椹》第二折：“糊突虫云：&
39;我会医五劳七伤。&
39;”
大同之世，生人最乐，内无五劳七伤之感，外极饮食、宫室、什器、服用、道路之精。 ◎清·康有为《大同书》甲部第三章