transitive verb
-·ized·, -·iz·ing to use medical methods or concepts in dealing with (nonmedical problems, conditions, etc.)
medicalize
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medicalize
transitive verb
med·i·ca·lized, med·i·ca·liz·ing, med·i·ca·liz·esTo identify or categorize (a condition or behavior) as being a disorder requiring medical treatment or intervention: “Increasingly, [attention deficit disorder] has become a catch-all diagnosis that medicalizes troublesome behavior in kids” ( Judy Foreman )
Related Forms:
- med′i·ca·li·za′tion
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present medicalizes, present participle medicalizing, simple past and past participle medicalized)
Anagrams
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medicalize - Medical Definition
v.
To identify or categorize a condition or behavior as being a disorder requiring medical treatment or intervention.
Related Forms:
- med′i·ca·li·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən)
n.
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