idiopathy

American

[id-ee-op-uh-thee] / ˌɪd iˈɒp ə θi /

noun

a disease not preceded or occasioned by any known morbid condition.

idiopathy British

/ ˌɪdɪəʊˈpæθɪk, ˌɪdɪˈɒpəθɪ /

noun

any disease of unknown cause

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Other Word Forms

idiopathic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of idiopathy

1630–40; < New Latin idiopathīa < Greek idiopátheia disease or affection of local origin. See idio-, -pathy

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