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Medicalize vs Pathologize - What's the difference?

medicalize | pathologize |


In transitive terms the difference between medicalize and pathologize

is that medicalize is to make medical; to convert or reduce to a branch of medicine while pathologize is to characterize as a pathology or disease; to characterize (a person) as suffering from a disease.

Medicalized vs Medicalize - What's the difference?

medicalized | medicalize |


As verbs the difference between medicalized and medicalize

is that medicalized is (medicalize) while medicalize is to make medical; to convert or reduce to a branch of medicine.

Medicalize vs Psychiatrize - What's the difference?

medicalize | psychiatrize | Hypernyms |

Psychiatrize is a hypernym of medicalize.



In transitive terms the difference between medicalize and psychiatrize

is that medicalize is to make medical; to convert or reduce to a branch of medicine while psychiatrize is to make psychiatric; to bring into the realm of psychiatry.

Medicalize vs Unmedicalized - What's the difference?

medicalize | unmedicalized |


As a verb medicalize

is to make medical; to convert or reduce to a branch of medicine.

As an adjective unmedicalized is

not medicalized.

Medicalize vs Overmedicalize - What's the difference?

medicalize | overmedicalize |


In lang=en terms the difference between medicalize and overmedicalize

is that medicalize is to make medical; to convert or reduce to a branch of medicine while overmedicalize is to medicalize too much.

As verbs the difference between medicalize and overmedicalize

is that medicalize is to make medical; to convert or reduce to a branch of medicine while overmedicalize is to medicalize too much.

Medicine vs Medicalize - What's the difference?

medicine | medicalize |


As verbs the difference between medicine and medicalize

is that medicine is (rare|obsolete) to treat with medicine while medicalize is to make medical; to convert or reduce to a branch of medicine.

As a noun medicine

is a substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.

Medical vs Medicalize - What's the difference?

medical | medicalize |


As an adjective medical

is of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.

As a noun medical

is a medical examination.

As a verb medicalize is

to make medical; to convert or reduce to a branch of medicine.

Medicalise vs Medicalize - What's the difference?

medicalise | medicalize | Alternative forms |

Medicalize is a alternative form of medicalise.



As verbs the difference between medicalise and medicalize

is that medicalise is an alternative spelling of lang=en while medicalize is to make medical; to convert or reduce to a branch of medicine.