English Explanatory Dictionary

idiopathic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, relating to, or designating a disease or condition having no known cause.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪdioʊˈpæθɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-idiopathic.wav

Word forms

idiopathic

Etymology

From idio- + -pathic. First appears c. 1669, in the publications of William Simpson.

Synonyms

cryptogenic essential primary agnogenic

Related words

idiopathy

Derived words

diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis idiopathical idiopathically idiopathic hypersomnia idiopathic intracranial hypertension idiopathicity idiopathic pneumonia syndrome idiopathic postprandial syndrome nonidiopathic
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