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Idiopathic

Also called Of unknown cause

General MedicinePathologyImportant

Describing a disease or condition that arises spontaneously with no identifiable or known cause.

Korean

특발성(원인 불명)

명확한 원인 없이 자연 발생하는 질병이나 상태를 나타내는 임상 용어.

French

Idiopathique

Qualifie une maladie ou affection survenant spontanément sans cause identifiable ou connue.

Word parts

  • idi/oRoot(Greek) Individual, distinct, unknown
  • path/oRoot(Greek) Disease
  • -icSuffix(Greek) Pertaining to

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