\Id`i*op"a*thy\, n.; pl. {Idiopathies}. [Gr. ?; ?
proper, peculiar + ?, ?, to suffer: cf. F. idiopathie.]
1. 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. (Med.) A morbid state or condition not preceded or
   occasioned by any other disease; a primary disease.