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pathologization

pathologization noun: the treatment of a health or behaviour condition as if it were a medical condition.

Noun

pathologization (countable and uncountable, plural pathologizations)

  1. The treatment of a health or behaviour condition as if it were a medical condition.
    • Near-synonym: overmedicalization

Synonyms of pathologization

Forms of pathologization

pluralpathologizations

Origin of pathologization

From pathologize + -ation.

Words formed from pathologization

Questions about pathologization

What does pathologization mean?
Pathologization means the treatment of a health or behaviour condition as if it were a medical condition.
What part of speech is pathologization?
Pathologization is a noun.
What is the plural of pathologization?
The plural of pathologization is pathologizations.

Words near pathologization in the dictionary

  1. pathologised
  2. pathologises
  3. pathologising
  4. pathologist
  5. pathologists
  6. pathologization
  7. pathologizations
  8. pathologize
  9. pathologized
  10. pathologizes
  11. pathologizing

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