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overmedicalisation

overmedicalisation is the alternative form of overmedicalization.

Meaning of overmedicalization

Noun

overmedicalization (uncountable)

  1. Excessive medicalization.
    • Near-synonyms: disease mongering, pathologization

Forms of overmedicalisation

pluralovermedicalisations

Origin of overmedicalisation

From over- + medicalisation.

Questions about overmedicalisation

What is overmedicalisation the alternative form of?
Overmedicalisation is the alternative form of overmedicalization.

Words near overmedicalisation in the dictionary

  1. overmeasuring
  2. overmeddle
  3. overmeddled
  4. overmeddles
  5. overmeddling
  6. overmedicalisation
  7. overmedicalisations
  8. overmedicalization
  9. overmedicalize
  10. overmedicalized
  11. overmedicalizes

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