idio-

(Greek: peculiar, one's own, personal, private; of or pertaining to one's self, distinct, separate, alone)

idiotism
The state of being an idiot. Some psychiatrists have divided insanity into four subdivisions; namely, mania, melancholia, dementia, and idiotism (advanced dementia).
idiotrophic (adjective) (not comparable)
Introspective; inward-looking: Mary wanted to be by herself and meditate in peace, and her parents thought that she was an idiotrophic and introverted girl who wanted to be alone.
idiotropic
Turning inward upon one’s self, introspective; egocentric.
idiotype
1. The total hereditary determinants of an individual, comprising both chromosomal and extrachromosomal factors.
2. The molecular arrangement of amino acids unique to the antigen-binding site of a particular antibody.
idiovariation (s) (noun), idiovariations (pl)
In biology, the genetic phenomenon of mutation: Idiovariation implies a constant change in the genotypical structure of an organism.
idioventricular (adjective) (not comparable)
In cardiology, relating to or affecting only the ventricle and not the atria: In one of his courses in medicine, Martin learned that idioventricular aspects of a person's body pertained exclusively to the cardiac ventricles.
idioxanthic
Peculiar to yellow races.

Cross references of word families related to: "individual, personal": pecu-; privat-, priv-.