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idiopathic
(redirected from idiopathic adrenocortical atrophy)

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idiopathic /id·io·path·ic/ (id″e-o-path´ik) self-originated; occurring without known cause.
id·i·o·path·ic (d--pthk)
adj.
1. Of or relating to a disease having no known cause; agnogenic.
2. Of or relating to a disease that is not the result of any other disease.

Idiopathic
Of unknown cause or spontaneous origin. JRA is sometimes called juvenile idiopathic arthritis or JIA because its causes are still not fully known.

idiopathic
[-path′ik]
Etymology: Gk, idios + pathos, disease
without a known cause.

idiopathic (iˈ·dē·ō·paˑ·thik),
adj relating to the development of a disease from an unknown cause.

idiopathic
(id″eopath´ik),
adj with-out apparent cause; of unknown origin.

idiopathic
self-originated; occurring without known cause.

idiopathic adrenocortical atrophy
see primary hypoadrenocorticism.
idiopathic disease
without known cause.
idiopathic hemorrhagic syndrome
see canine ehrlichiosis.
idiopathic peripheral vestibular disease
see canine idiopathic vestibular syndrome, feline ischemic encephalopathy.
idiopathic polyneuritis
idiopathic thrombocytopenia
see immune-mediated thrombocytopenia.

idiopathic
Relating to any primary pathological condition of unknown origin.

idiopathic
adjective Unknown; of unknown origin, as in a symptom or syndrome that is apparently spontaneous


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