Synonyms for pathologization
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The treatment of a health or behaviour condition as if it were a medical condition.
Near-synonym: overmedicalization
Related words
- Is a kind of
- medicalization
- Other spellings
- pathologisation
Forms
- Plural
- pathologizations → medicalizations…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pathologization | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 14 letters
- medicalization, medicalisation