Idiopathic, Idiopathic
From Greek , idios (one's own) + , pathos (suffering), it means approximately "a disease of its own kind." It is technically a term from nosology, the classification of disease. For most 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 medical conditions, the medical community cannot establish a root cause for a large percentage of all cases ( e.g.
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