Meaning Idiopathy
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Idiopathy


A disease or medical condition of unknown origin or which has no apparent cause. As in the idiopathy of cancer. From the New Latin idiopathia (primary disease), from the Greek idiopatheia, from idio-, from idios (one's own, personal) + -patheia, -pathy (feeling, suffering).
Source: medicinenet.com

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Idiopathy


"primary disease," 1690s, Modern Latin, from medical Greek idiopatheia, from idios "one's own" (see idiom) + -patheia, abstract noun formation from pathos "suffering, dis [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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Idiopathy


(n) any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause
Source: beedictionary.com





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