idiopathic

English

Etymology

From idio- +‎ -pathic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪdioʊˈpæθɪk/

Adjective

idiopathic (not comparable)

1. (pathology) Of, relating to, or designating a disease or condition having no known cause.
   • 2014 January 20, Simona Supekar, “How the Internet Helped Me Cope With My Rare Disease”, in The Atlantic‎^[1]:

     So when I was diagnosed with a fairly difficult-to-treat disease called idiopathic angioedema and chronic urticaria (a fancy way of saying we don’t know why you swell and hey, enjoy the 24/7 hives) six months ago, I wasn't quite sure how to cope.

Synonyms

• essential
• primary
• agnogenic

Derived terms

• diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
• idiopathical
• idiopathically
• idiopathic hypersomnia
• idiopathicity
• idiopathic postprandial syndrome

 

Related terms

• idiopathy

Translations

disease or condition having no known cause

• Catalan: idiopàtic (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 特發性／特发性 (tèfāxìng)

• Czech: esenciální
• Finnish: idiopaattinen (fi)
• French: idiopathique (fr)
• German: idiopathisch (de)
• Greek: ιδιοπαθής (el) m or f (idiopathís)
• Hungarian: idiopátiás
• Icelandic: sjálfvakinn m, frumkvilla-
• Irish: ideapatach
• Italian: idiopatico (it)
• Norwegian: idiopatisk
• Polish: idiopatyczny (pl) m, idiopatyczna f, idiopatyczne n
• Portuguese: idiopático (pt)
• Romanian: idiopatic (ro)
• Spanish: idiopático (es)