idiopathy

[id-ee-op-uh-thee]

id·i·op·a·thy

[id-ee-op-uh-thee]
noun, plural id·i·op·a·thies.
a disease not preceded or occasioned by any known morbid condition.

Origin:
1630–40; < Neo-Latin idiopathīa < Greek idiopátheia disease or affection of local origin. See idio-, -pathy
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Idiopathy has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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idiopathy (ˌɪdɪˈɒpəθɪ)
 
n , pl -thies
any disease of unknown cause
 
idiopathic
 
adj

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idiopathy id·i·op·a·thy (ĭd'ē-ŏp'ə-thē)
n.

  1. A disease of unknown origin or cause.

  2. A primary disease arising spontaneously with no apparent external cause.

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