"pathologization" meaning in English

See pathologization in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pathologizations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pathologization (countable and uncountable, plural pathologizations)
  1. (medicine) The treatment of a health or behaviour condition as if it were a medical condition. Tags: countable, uncountable Hypernyms: medicalization Related terms: pathologize [verb], overdiagnosis, underdiagnosis
    Sense id: en-pathologization-en-noun-k0oaaptF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences

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Alternative forms

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