idiopathic
[ id-ee-uh-path-ik ]
/ ˌɪd i əˈpæθ ɪk /
adjective Pathology.
of unknown cause, as a disease.
RELATED WORDS
prime, dominant, leading, initial, constitutional, vital, immediate, underlying, fundamental, elementary, main, essential, principal, originating, proceeding, soaring, rising, springing, issuing, stemming
Nearby words
- idiolysin,
- idiom,
- idiomatic,
- idiomorphic,
- idiomuscular contraction,
- idiopathic aldosteronism,
- idiopathic epilepsy,
- idiopathic hypercalcemia of infants,
- idiopathic hypertrophic osteoarthropathy,
- idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis
Origin of idiopathic
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idiopathic
[ ĭd′ē-ə-păth′ĭk ]
adj.
Of or relating to a disease having no known cause; agnogenic.
Of or relating to a disease that is not the result of any other disease.
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idiopathic
[ ĭd′ē-ə-păth′ĭk ]
Relating to or being a disease having no known cause.
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