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idiopathy

idio·pathy

UK/ɪdiˈɒpəθi/ US/ɪdiˈɑpəθi/ uncommon

noun

1.

any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause

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Origin

From Latin idiopathia, from Ancient Greek ἰδιοπάθεια (idiopátheia). By surface analysis, idio- + -pathy. First appears c. 1634, in the publications of Philiatreus (fl. 1630).

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