idiopathic

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Many cases of gynecomastia are idiopathic, meaning they have no clear cause.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or designating a disease having no known cause.

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  • SFTPA2 gene have been found in families with the inherited version of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF -- a disease that affects about 200,000 people in the United States. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
  • Targeting this pathway and reducing the effects of IL-1 beta may provide clinical benefit in rheumatoid arthritis, systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, osteoarthritis, and other inflammatory diseases. —  News
  • The medicines are approved to treat a variety of conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, psoriasis and Crohn's disease. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • The drugs suppress the immune system and are approved to treat such conditions as rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, plaque psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis and Crohn's disease. —  U.S. News
  • There are several subtypes of type 1 diabetes, including type 1A diabetes, idiopathic diabetes (type 1B), and latent autoimmune diabetes of adulthood (LADA). —  Diabetes News from dLife.com
 

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/ɪdɪəˈpæθɪk/
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