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

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pathologization

Source Word

pathologization

Noun

countable uncountable

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

Japanese Meaning

健康状態または行動の状態を、医療上の病気として取り扱うこと

The pathologization of normal grief can lead to unnecessary medication and stigma.

正常な悲嘆を病気として扱うことは、不必要な薬の処方や烙印につながる可能性がある。

Sense（1）

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

pathologizations

（ plural ）