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is an adjective used primarily in medicine meaning arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause.

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idiopathic

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a yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and certain body fluids

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jaundice

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having a tendency to loosen or relax, relieving constipation; drug inducing defecation

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laxative

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a cell of the tissues comparable to or derived from a leukocyte; white blood cell

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leukocyte

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A condition characterized by brief attacks of deep sleep

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narcolepsy

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A new growth of tissue serving no physiological function

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neoplasm

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