idiopathic
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Its most developed drug, a treatment for a lung condition called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, is now being clinically trialled.
From BBC
Ruling out everything gave him her diagnosis: She had idiopathic subglottic stenosis.
From New York Times
She had drunk some wine but had a heart and lung condition called idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.
From BBC
The cause of death was idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, his daughter Rebecca Payne said.
From Washington Post
This type of scarring can occur in chronic lung diseases, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or as a result of severe lung damage in a condition called acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS.
From Salon
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