idiopathic
Example Sentences
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She had drunk some wine but had a heart and lung condition called idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.
From BBC
Without methotrexate, many of Schulert’s juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients could no longer hold a pencil or type on a computer.
From Los Angeles Times
At the time of the surgery, Ms. Baisey, a single mother of two who lived in Washington’s Anacostia neighborhood, was dying of idiopathic cardiomyopathy; her heart was swollen and failing for undiagnosed reasons.
From Washington Post
The idiopathic hives became rarer hives which became, one glorious morning, a memory.
From Scientific American
“If you gave me a list of medicines and said, ‘Which one do you want approved for idiopathic hypersomnia?’
From Seattle Times
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