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overmedicalizing

overmedicalizing is the present participle and gerund of overmedicalize.

Meaning of overmedicalize

Verb

overmedicalize (third-person singular simple present overmedicalizes, present participle overmedicalizing, simple past and past participle overmedicalized)

  1. (transitive) To medicalize too much.
    • To be sure, we overmedicalize at times.2007 January 9, “Letters”, in New York Times

Questions about overmedicalizing

What is overmedicalizing the present participle and gerund of?
Overmedicalizing is the present participle and gerund of overmedicalize.

Words near overmedicalizing in the dictionary

  1. overmedicalisations
  2. overmedicalization
  3. overmedicalize
  4. overmedicalized
  5. overmedicalizes
  6. overmedicalizing
  7. overmedicate
  8. overmedicated
  9. overmedicates
  10. overmedicating
  11. overmedication

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