medicalize
verb
med·i·cal·ize
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medicalized;
medicalizing
Definition of medicalize
: to view or treat as a medical concern, problem, or disorder
those who seek to dispose of social problems by medicalizing them— Liam Hudson
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medicalization
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medicalize
transitive verb
med·i·cal·ize
variants:
or British medicalise \ ˈmed-ə-kə-ˌlīz \
medicalized
or British medicalised;
medicalizing
or British medicalising
Medical Definition of medicalize
: to view or treat as a medical concern, problem, or disorder
those who seek to dispose of social problems by medicalizing them— Liam Hudson the Western model of medicalized birth…in order to reduce potential risk— Judith Fitzpatrick
Other Words from medicalize
medicalization
or British medicalisation \ ˌmed-ə-kə-lə-ˈzā-shən
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noun
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noun