Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

idiopathy

/ɪdiˈɑpəθi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: idi-op-a-thy
IPA: /ɪdiˈɑpəθi/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease or condition arising spontaneously or having no known cause.

Example Sentences

"The sterilization that was first conceived as a recourse of limited medical reach came to be considered an efficient eugenical procedure that could prevent descendents^([sic]) with hereditary and transmissible disorders, such as mental deficiency, epilepsy, idiopathies, etc."

Etymology

From Latin idiopathia, from Ancient Greek ἰδιοπάθεια (idiopátheia). By surface analysis, idio- + -pathy. First appears c. 1634, in the publications of Philiatreus (fl. 1630).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: idiopathia, ἰδιοπάθεια

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪdiˈɑpəθi/
British English: /ɪdiˈɒpəθi/

Inflected Forms

idiopathies (plural)

Derived Forms

idiopathic

Synonyms

idiopathic disease idiopathic disorder

Rhymes With

allelopathy haemoglobinopathy

Questions

How do you pronounce idiopathy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪdiˈɑpəθi/.
What does idiopathy mean?: A disease or condition arising spontaneously or having no known cause.
Where does idiopathy come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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