pathologization
pathologization · pathologizations
The treatment of a health or behaviour condition as if it were a medical conditionThe treatment of a health or behaviour condition as if it were a medical condition.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The treatment of a health or behaviour condition as if it were a medical condition.
Near-synonym: overmedicalization
Forms
plural: pathologizations| Singular | pathologization |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsDeriveddepathologization
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable