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id⋅i⋅op⋅a⋅thy

  [id-ee-op-uh-thee]
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–noun, plural -thies.
a disease not preceded or occasioned by any known morbid condition.
Origin:
1630–40; < NL idiopathīa < Gk idiopátheia disease or affection of local origin. See idio-, -pathy
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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.


[New Latin idiopathīa, primary disease, from Greek idiopatheia : idio-, idio- + -patheia, -pathy.]
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Main Entry: id·i·op·a·thy
Pronunciation: "id-E-'äp-&-thE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -thies
: an idiopathic anomaly or disease
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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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