Synonyms for medicalize
- verb
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To make medical; to convert or reduce to a branch of medicine; especially, to pathologize.
Related words
- Other spellings
- medicalise UK
Forms
- Past participle
- medicalized
e.g. medicalized → pathologized…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| medicalize | steady | |
| pathologize | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 11 letters
- pathologize