idiopathic
[id-ee-uh-path-ik]
- of unknown cause, as a disease.
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Origin of idiopathic
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What cases of chloasma are included in the idiopathic group?
Essentials of Diseases of the SkinHenry Weightman Stelwagon
The most frequent form of idiopathic insanity is melancholia.
Essays In Pastoral MedicineAustin Malley
A clear case of idiopathic or spontaneous hydrophobia has never yet been known to occur in the human subject.
The birth of Topsy was idiopathic—in that learned lady's opinion.
Hard CashCharles Reade
Hydrocephalus may occur, either as an idiopathic or symptomatic affection.
idiopathic
(ĭd′ē-ə-păth′ĭk)- 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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