idiopathy
[ id-ee-op-uh-thee ]
/ ˌɪd iˈɒp ə θi /
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noun, plural id·i·op·a·thies.
a disease not preceded or occasioned by any known morbid condition.
Nearby words
- idiopathic megacolon,
- idiopathic neuralgia,
- idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis,
- idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis,
- idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura,
- idiophone,
- idioplasm,
- idiosyncrasy,
- idiosyncratic,
- idiot
Origin of idiopathy
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idiopathy
/ (ˌɪdɪˈɒpəθɪ) /
noun plural -thies
any disease of unknown cause
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idiopathy
1640s, Modern Latin, from Greek idiopatheia, from comb. form of idios "one's own" (see idiom) + -patheia, comb. form of pathos "suffering, disease, feeling" (see pathos). Related: idiopathic.
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idiopathy
[ ĭd′ē-ŏp′ə-thē ]
n.
A disease of unknown origin or cause.
A primary disease arising spontaneously with no apparent external cause.
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