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   idiopathic
         adj 1: (of diseases) arising from an unknown cause; "idiopathic
                  epilepsy"

English Dictionary: itty-bitty by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
idiopathic disease
n
  1. any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause
    Synonym(s): idiopathic disease, idiopathic disorder, idiopathy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
idiopathic disorder
n
  1. any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause
    Synonym(s): idiopathic disease, idiopathic disorder, idiopathy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
idiopathic hemochromatosis
n
  1. inherited form of hemochromatosis [syn: {classic hemochromatosis}, idiopathic hemochromatosis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
n
  1. purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors
    Synonym(s): thrombocytopenic purpura, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, purpura hemorrhagica, Werlhof's disease
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
idiopathy
n
  1. any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause
    Synonym(s): idiopathic disease, idiopathic disorder, idiopathy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
itty-bitty
adj
  1. (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny, weensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Idiopathetic \Id`i*o*pa*thet"ic\, a.
      Idiopathic. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Idiopathic \Id`i*o*path"ic\, Idiopathical \Id`i*o*path"ic*al\,
      a. [Cf. F. idiopathique.] (Med.)
      Pertaining to idiopathy; characterizing a disease arising
      primarily, and not in consequence of some other disease or
      injury; -- opposed to {symptomatic}, {sympathetic}, and
      {traumatic}. -- {Id`i*o*path"ic*al*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Idiopathic \Id`i*o*path"ic\, Idiopathical \Id`i*o*path"ic*al\,
      a. [Cf. F. idiopathique.] (Med.)
      Pertaining to idiopathy; characterizing a disease arising
      primarily, and not in consequence of some other disease or
      injury; -- opposed to {symptomatic}, {sympathetic}, and
      {traumatic}. -- {Id`i*o*path"ic*al*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Idiopathic \Id`i*o*path"ic\, Idiopathical \Id`i*o*path"ic*al\,
      a. [Cf. F. idiopathique.] (Med.)
      Pertaining to idiopathy; characterizing a disease arising
      primarily, and not in consequence of some other disease or
      injury; -- opposed to {symptomatic}, {sympathetic}, and
      {traumatic}. -- {Id`i*o*path"ic*al*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Idiopathy \Id`i*op"a*thy\, n.; pl. {Idiopathies}. [Gr. [?]; [?]
      proper, peculiar + [?], [?], 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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Idiopathy \Id`i*op"a*thy\, n.; pl. {Idiopathies}. [Gr. [?]; [?]
      proper, peculiar + [?], [?], 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.
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