Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
Source : WordNet®
idiopathy
n : any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown
cause [syn: {idiopathic disease}, {idiopathic disorder}]