Idiopathic
[id-ee-uh-path-ik] /ˌɪd i əˈpæθ ɪk/
adjective, Pathology.
1.
of unknown cause, as a disease.
idiopathic id·i·o·path·ic (ĭd’ē-ə-pāth’ĭk)
adj.
idiopathic
(ĭd’ē-ə-pāth’ĭk)
Relating to or being a disease having no known cause.
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