IDIOPATHY

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A peculiar, or individual, characteristic or affection. All men are so full of their own fancies and idiopathies, that they scarce have the civility to interchange any words with a stranger. Dr. H. More.

2.
n.

A morbid state or condition not preceded or occasioned by any other disease; a primary disease.