ինքնաբուխ
English translation: spontaneous
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1spontaneous Explanation: You may have spontaneous pains -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2012-02-21 14:06:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I think in most cases both terms can be used, and yet in my opinion there is a slight difference: though "idiopathic" literally means "spontaneous", it is used to mean either "arising spontaneously" or "arising from an obscure or unknown cause", while "spontaneous" is straightforward and means only "self-triggered", like Armenian "ինքնաբուխ". But this may not be essential. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day9 hrs (2012-02-22 20:36:21 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Thank you, Zareh! Reference: http://www.jneurosci.org/content/26/4/1281.short Reference: http://ehealthforum.com/health/spontaneous-chest-pains-am-i-... |
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