2. (Crystallog.)
Defn: Apperaing in distinct crystals; — said of the mineral constituents of a rock.
IDIOMUSCULAR
Id`i*o*mus"cu*lar, a. Etym: [Idio- + muscular.] (Physiol.)
Defn: Applied to a semipermanent contraction of a muscle, produced by a mechanical irritant.
IDIOPATHETIC
Id`i*o*pa*thet"ic, a.
Defn: Idiopathic. [R.]
IDIOPATHIC; IDIOPATHICAL
Id`i*o*path"ic, Id`i*o*path"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. idiopathique.]
(Med.)
Defn: Pertaining to idiopathy; characterizing a disease arising primarily, and not in consequence of some other disease or injury; — opposed to symptomatic, sympathetic, and traumatic. — Id`i*o*path"ic*al*ly, adv.
IDIOPATHY
Id`i*op"a*thy, n.; pl. Idiopathies. Etym: [Gr. idiopathie.]
1. A peculiar, or individual, characteristic or affection. All men are so full of their own fancies and idiopathies, that they scarce have the civility to interchange any words with a stranger. Dr. H. More.