idios
Idios is a Greek-root used in scientific and scholarly terms to convey the idea of “one’s own,” “private,” or “peculiar to an individual.” In classical Greek, idios meant private or personal, and this core meaning has carried into modern English through the combining form idio- rather than as a standalone word. The form idios itself is rarely used alone in contemporary English outside of etymological discussion.
In English, the combining form idio- appears in several common terms that describe individual-specific characteristics or
In medicine and pharmacology, idiosyncrasy or idiosyncratic reaction describes an unusual or unpredictable response to a
The prefix idio- also appears in other fields to indicate individuality, peculiarity, or personal attribution, such