idiopathic
Example Sentences
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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
Without methotrexate, many of Schulert’s juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients could no longer hold a pencil or type on a computer.
From Los Angeles Times
At the time of the surgery, Ms. Baisey, a single mother of two who lived in Washington’s Anacostia neighborhood, was dying of idiopathic cardiomyopathy; her heart was swollen and failing for undiagnosed reasons.
From Washington Post
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