"Idiopathical" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... but the history of a case will generally show that the derangement of the digestive organs is secondary. When it arises from local irritation, it can only be produced through the medium of the sensorium; when it is idiopathic, it frequently originates in causes which affect the nervous system primarily; such as anxiety, too great exertion of body and mind, and impure air; in many instances, the nervous irritation which has induced the disease, being trivial, ...
— The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 • Various
... disorder often runs a short course (recovery often taking place within two or three days, with no treatment given other than a purge, circulatory stimulants and walking exercise) it is plausible to ascribe the condition to idiopathic factors. ...
— Lameness of the Horse - Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 • John Victor Lacroix |
