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cryptogenic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From crypto- + -genic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of an organism) Of uncertain origin, either introduced or native to its area.
  2. (not-comparable, of epilepsy) Presumed but not proven to be caused by an abnormality in a particular part of the brain (contrasts with symptomatic and idiopathic).
  3. (not-comparable, of a disease) Of uncertain cause.

Synonyms

idiopathic