How to Pronounce "idiopathic"
word
id-ee-oh-PATH-ik
id-ee-uh-PATH-ik
Definition
Describes a disease or condition for which the cause is unknown or cannot be identified.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌɪdioʊˈpæθək
British English
ˌɪdɪəpˈæθɪk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
id-ee-oh-PATH-ik
UK
id-ee-uh-PATH-ik
Listen in Context
The doctor said my condition was idiopathic.
Some types of epilepsy are idiopathic.
An idiopathic disease has no known cause.
Doctors sometimes use idiopathic when they're not sure why an illness started.