idiopathic

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It’s acquiring Centessa Pharmaceuticals, which is working on orexin receptor 2 agonists for conditions like narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia — forms of daytime sleepiness.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The company reported that the Tyvaso trial, TETON-1, showed a magnitude of improvement in treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, when compared with the first Phase 3 trial.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Joel noted that the condition is idiopathic, meaning no one knows the cause.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

The Indian classical music icon died of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease, at a hospital in San Francisco, his family said in a statement.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024

I went to school the next day and dramatically announced, “I have idiopathic craniofacial erythema!”

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling