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idiopathy

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idiopathy /ˌɪdiˈɒpəθi /
noun
(plural idiopathies)
Medicine a disease or condition which arises spontaneously or for which the cause is unknown.
– ORIGIN mid 17th century: from French idiopathie or its source modern Latin idiopathia, from Greek idiopatheia, from idios own, private + -patheia suffering.