cryptogenic

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adjective

Of unknown origin or cause.

πŸ’¬ Usage Examples

β€œβ€˜Barney loves her, I know that,’ said Bennett. β€˜He wants to marry her. Yet for reasons we might diagnose as cryptogenic, she keeps saying no.’” Erich Segal; Doctors: A Novel; Bantam; 1988.
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