IDIOPATHIC DISORDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does idiopathic disorder mean? 

• IDIOPATHIC DISORDER (noun)
  The noun IDIOPATHIC DISORDER has 1 sense:

1. any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause

  Familiarity information: IDIOPATHIC DISORDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IDIOPATHIC DISORDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

idiopathic disease; idiopathic disorder; idiopathy

Hypernyms ("idiopathic disorder" is a kind of...):

disorder; upset (a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning)

 Context examples 

An idiopathic disorder characterized by the degeneration of the aortic media tissue and formation of cyst-like spaces.

(Cystic Medial Necrosis, NCI Thesaurus)