Definition
idiopathies
noun
- Plural of idiopathy; diseases or conditions that arise spontaneously or from an unknown cause, without a preceding disease or external cause.
Usage: Medical/clinical term; Formal register
Examples
- The patient was diagnosed with one of several idiopathies that affect the nervous system.
- Many idiopathies remain poorly understood despite decades of medical research.
- Doctors struggled to identify the cause, suspecting it was one of the rare idiopathies.
- Treatment options for idiopathies are often limited when the underlying cause is unknown.
- The study examined how different idiopathies respond to experimental therapies.