'Idiopathy' definitions:
Definition of 'idiopathy'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause [syn: idiopathic disease, idiopathic disorder, idiopathy]
Definition of 'Idiopathy'
From: GCIDE
- Idiopathy \Id`i*op"a*thy\, n.; pl. Idiopathies. [Gr. ?; 'i`dios proper, peculiar + ?, ?, to suffer: cf. F. idiopathie.]
- 1. A peculiar, or individual, characteristic or affection. [1913 Webster]
- All men are so full of their own fancies and idiopathies, that they scarce have the civility to interchange any words with a stranger. --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) A morbid state or condition not preceded or occasioned by any other disease; a primary disease. [1913 Webster]