idiopathic (redirected from idiopathic peripheral vestibular disease)

idiopathic /id·io·path·ic/ (id″e-o-path´ik) self-originated; occurring without known cause.

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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.

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Idiopathic

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

Mentioned in: Coagulation Disorders, Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome, Fanconi's Syndrome, Hirsutism, Hyperhidrosis, Idiopathic Infiltrative Lung Diseases, Proteinuric Syndrome, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Juvenile Arthritis, Raynaud's Disease

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idiopathic

[-path′ik]

Etymology: Gk, idios + pathos, disease

without a known cause.

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idiopathic (iˈ·dē·ō·paˑ·thik),

adj relating to the development of a disease from an unknown cause.

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idiopathic

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

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idiopathic

self-originated; occurring without known cause.

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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

see guillain-barré syndrome.

idiopathic thrombocytopenia

see immune-mediated thrombocytopenia.

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idiopathic

Relating to any primary pathological condition of unknown origin.

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idiopathic

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