idiopathic

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idiopathic — adjective

  • idiopathicpositive
  • more idiopathiccomparative
  • most idiopathicsuperlative

1. Used for an illness, pain, or other health problem whose cause doctors have not

1.形容詞C2
釋義

Used for an illness, pain, or other health problem whose cause doctors have not found.

例句

The doctor described Aylin's back pain as idiopathic after months of tests.

pattern: describe a condition as idiopathic

Jabari learned that idiopathic dizziness can start without any clear reason.

medical adjective before a symptom name

同義詞
  • primary

    Often overlaps in medical writing, but it can stress that a condition is not caused by another disorder.

  • unexplained

    More general and less technical; it can be used outside medicine.

反義詞
  • secondary

    Used when a condition results from another illness or cause that has been identified.

  • genetic

    Used when the cause is linked to inherited genes rather than remaining unknown.

文法句型

idiopathic + condition

idiopathic + symptom

用法筆記

Usually used by doctors in reports or discussions of illnesses. It labels the condition or symptom itself, often after tests have ruled out more obvious causes.

常見錯誤

❌The doctors still know the idiopathic cause.
✅The doctors still do not know the cause, so they call it idiopathic.
💡'Idiopathic' means the cause is still unknown; it does not describe the cause itself.
❌He is idiopathic.
✅He has an idiopathic condition.
💡The word describes a disease, symptom, or condition, not a person.