macular degeneration, age-related (ARMD, AMD). A common, chronic degenerative condition found in a large percentage of elderly patients (and sometimes middle-aged ones) characterized by loss of central vision.
Tiger Symbol The tiger is a symbol for power and energy all over the world. It is featured prominently in Chinese mythology and is the second best behind the lion in the badge of military ranking.
paper tiger. noun phrase. A menacing person or thing that in fact lacks force; a blusterer: doing battle with a paper tiger when he aims his wrath at the white liberal. [1952+; fr the Chinese expression tsuh lao fu, ''paper tiger,'' given currency by Mao Zedong]