idiopathy

[ id-ee-op-uh-thee ]

/ ˌɪd iˈɒp ə θi /

noun, plural id·i·op·a·thies.

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

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Origin of idiopathy

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

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Examples from the Web for idiopathy

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British Dictionary definitions for idiopathy

idiopathy

/ (ˌɪdɪˈɒpəθɪ) /

noun plural -thies

any disease of unknown cause

Derived Formsidiopathic (ˌɪdɪəʊˈpæθɪk), adjective

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Word Origin and History for idiopathy

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.

Medicine definitions for idiopathy

idiopathy

[ ĭd′ē-ŏp′ə-thē ]

n.

A disease of unknown origin or cause.

A primary disease arising spontaneously with no apparent external cause.