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What (who) is idiopathic - definition

DISEASE WITH UNKNOWN PATHOGENESIS OR APPARENTLY SPONTANEOUS ORIGIN

Cryptogenic disease; Syndrome Without A Name; Idiopathic; Syndrome without a name; Syndromes without a name; Syndromes Without A Name; Idiopathy

Idiopathic

·adj ·Alt. of Idiopathical.

Idiopathic disease

An idiopathic disease is any disease with an unknown cause or mechanism of apparent [origin. From Greek] ἴδιος idios "one's own" and πάθος pathos "suffering", idiopathy means approximately "a disease of its own kind".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiopathic_disease

Idiopathy

·noun A peculiar, or individual, characteristic or affection.

II. Idiopathy ·noun A morbid state or condition not preceded or occasioned by any other disease; a primary disease.

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Idiopathic disease

An idiopathic disease is any disease with an unknown cause or mechanism of apparent spontaneous origin. From Greek ἴδιος idios "one's own" and πάθος pathos "suffering", idiopathy means approximately "a disease of its own kind". For some medical conditions, one or more causes are somewhat understood, but in a certain percentage of people with the condition, the cause may not be readily apparent or characterized. In these cases, the origin of the condition is said to be idiopathic. With some other medical conditions, the root cause for a large percentage of all cases have not been established—for example, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis or ankylosing spondylitis; the majority of these cases are deemed idiopathic. Certain medical conditions, when idiopathic, notably some forms of epilepsy, and stroke are preferentially described by the synonymous term of cryptogenic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiopathic disease

Examples of use of idiopathic

1. Doctors called Monday‘s incident "a benign idiopathic seizure," Arberg said.

2. Doctors called Monday‘s incident a benign idiopathic seizure,‘‘ Arberg said.

3. Arberg‘s description of a benign idiopathic seizure indicates an episode whose origins are unknown.

4. The cause of death, she said, was idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive and a fatal scarring of the lungs.

5. But it seems that 70 per cent of cases are idiopathic, which means there is no apparent cause.