The term 'idiopathic' derives from Greek ἴδιος idios "one's own" and πάθος pathos "suffering", idiopathy means approximately "a disease of its own kind". See more

Advances in medical science improve the understanding of causes of diseases and the classification of diseases; thus, regarding any … See more

The term syndrome without a name (SWAN) is used "when a child or young adult is believed to have a genetic condition and testing has failed to identify its genetic cause". It is believed that "about half (50%) of children with learning disabilities See more

• The dictionary definition of idiopathic disease at Wiktionary See more

Diseases where the cause is seen as wholly or partly idiopathic include:
• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
• Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis
• Idiopathic intracranial hypertension See more

The word essential is sometimes synonymous with idiopathic (as in essential hypertension, essential thrombocythemia, and essential tremor) and the same is true of primary (as in primary biliary cholangitis, or primary amenorrhea), with … See more

• Diagnosis of exclusion
• Embolic stroke of undetermined source
• Functional disorder
• Idiosyncratic drug reaction
• Fever of unknown origin See more