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Medicalization vs Pathologization - What's the difference?

medicalization | pathologization | Synonyms |

Pathologization is a synonym of medicalization.



As nouns the difference between medicalization and pathologization

is that medicalization is the act or process of medicalizing while pathologization is the treatment of a health or behaviour condition as if it were a medical condition.

medicalization

English

Alternative forms

* medicalisation

Noun

  • The act or process of medicalizing.

    • Anagrams

    *

    pathologization

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) The treatment of a health or behaviour condition as if it were a medical condition

    • Synonyms

    *medicalization