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Antonyms for idiopathic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : id-ee-uh-path-ik
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪd i əˈpæθ ɪk



Definition of idiopathic

  • As in arising : adj emergent
  • As in primary : adj basic
Example sentences :
  • What cases of chloasma are included in the idiopathic group?
  • Extract from : « Essentials of Diseases of the Skin » by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
  • The most frequent form of idiopathic insanity is melancholia.
  • Extract from : « Essays In Pastoral Medicine » by Austin Malley
  • A clear case of idiopathic or spontaneous hydrophobia has never yet been known to occur in the human subject.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
  • The birth of Topsy was idiopathic—in that learned lady's opinion.
  • Extract from : « Hard Cash » by Charles Reade
  • Hydrocephalus may occur, either as an idiopathic or symptomatic affection.
  • Extract from : « North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 » by Various
  • The remote causes of ascites may be either symptomatic or idiopathic, and either local or general.
  • Extract from : « North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 » by Various
  • Unlike purpura variolosa and idiopathic purpura hmorrhagica, this variety appears to be free from danger.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • Idiopathic glossitis occurs at all ages, but has been supposed by some observers to be more frequent in scrofulous subjects.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • Next let us turn from natural to induced sleep-waking, from idiopathic somnambulism to the hypnotic trance.
  • Extract from : « Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death » by Frederick W. H. Myers
  • Idiopathic epilepsy; had his first spell when five years of age; averages one paroxysm daily.
  • Extract from : « New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers » by Various

Synonyms for idiopathic

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