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disease mongering

disease mongering noun: the practice of widening the diagnostic boundaries of illnesses in order to expand the markets for treatments.

Noun

disease mongering (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) The practice of widening the diagnostic boundaries of illnesses in order to expand the markets for treatments.
    • Near-synonyms: overmedicalization, pathologization

Synonyms of disease mongering

Questions about disease mongering

What does disease mongering mean?
Disease mongering means the practice of widening the diagnostic boundaries of illnesses in order to expand the markets for treatments.
What part of speech is disease mongering?
Disease mongering is a noun.

Words near disease mongering in the dictionary

  1. disease
  2. disease boat
  3. disease boats
  4. disease enhancement
  5. disease enhancements
  6. disease mongering
  7. disease of despair
  8. Disease X
  9. disease-free
  10. disease-modifying
  11. disease-ridden

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