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/ɪdiˈɑpəθi/ · noun
(pathology) A disease or condition arising spontaneously or having no known cause..
The sterilization that was first conceived as a recourse of limited medical reach came to be considered an efficient eugenical procedure that could prevent descendents^([sic]) with hereditary and transmissible disorders, such as mental deficiency, epilepsy, idiopathies, etc.
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Idiopathy means (pathology) A disease or condition arising spontaneously or having no known cause..
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The sterilization that was first conceived as a recourse of limited medical reach came to be considered an efficient eugenical procedure that could prevent descendents^([sic]) with hereditary and transmissible disorders, such as mental deficiency, epilepsy, idiopathies, etc.
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