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Webster 1913 Edition
Idiopathy
Idˊi-op′a-thy
,Noun.
pl.
Idiopathies
(#)
. [Gr. [GREEK];
ἴδιοσ
proper, peculiar + [GREEK], [GREEK], to suffer: cf. F. idiopathie
.] 1.
A peculiar, or individual, characteristic or affection.
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.
2.
(Med.)
A morbid state or condition not preceded or occasioned by any other disease; a primary disease.
Webster 1828 Edition
Idiopathy
IDIOP'ATHY
,Noun.
1.
An original disease in a particular part of the body; a disease peculiar to some part of the body and not proceeding from another disease.2.
Peculiar affection.