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adjective
Date: 1669
1. arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause ; primary <idiopathic epilepsy> 2. peculiar to the individual • idiopathically adverb
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Idiopathic — is an adjective used primarily in medicine meaning arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause . From Greek ἴδιος, idios (one s own) + πάθος, pathos (suffering), it means approximately a disease of its own kind. It is technically a… … Wikipedia
Idiopathic — Id i*o*path ic, Idiopathical Id i*o*path ic*al, a. [Cf. F. idiopathique.] (Med.) Pertaining to idiopathy; characterizing a disease arising primarily, and not in consequence of some other disease or injury; opposed to {symptomatic}, {sympathetic} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
idiopathic — [id΄ē ō΄path′ik, id΄ē əpath′ik] adj. [< Gr idiopatheia, feeling for oneself alone (see IDIO & PATHY) + IC] designating or of a disease whose cause is unknown or uncertain idiopathy [id΄ēäp′ə thē] n. pl. idiopathies … English World dictionary
idiopathic — Denoting a disease of unknown cause. SYN: agnogenic. [idio + G. pathos, suffering] * * * id·io·path·ic .id ē ə path ik adj arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause: PRIMARY <idiopathic epilepsy> <idiopathic… … Medical dictionary
idiopathic — adjective (of diseases) arising from an unknown cause idiopathic epilepsy • Pertains to noun: ↑idiopathy … Useful english dictionary
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Idiopathic hypoglycemia — is, literally, a medical condition in which the glucose level in the blood (blood glucose) is abnormally low due to an undeterminable cause. This is considered an incomplete and unsatisfactory diagnosis by physicians and is rarely used by… … Wikipedia
