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In his book The Human Body, Isaac Asimov noted a comment about the term idiopathic made in the 20th edition of Stedman's Medical Dictionary: "A high-flown term to conceal ignorance".
In the American television show House, the title character remarks that the word is "from the Latin, meaning: 'We're idiots 'cause we can't figure out what's causing it.'" In another episode, Dr House comments, " Cuddy thinks it's idiopathic – the key words there being 'Cuddy' and 'idiop'", referencing the use of the term as a cover for ignorance.
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