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(derogatory) The practice of widening the diagnostic boundaries of illnesses in order to expand the markets for treatments.

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disease mongering

Source Word

disease mongering

derogatory uncountable

(derogatory) The practice of widening the diagnostic boundaries of illnesses in order to expand the markets for treatments.

Japanese Meaning

診断基準を意図的に拡大し、治療市場を拡大するために病気という概念を捏造・拡大する行為（軽蔑的な意味）

The committee condemned disease mongering by drug companies as a dangerous distortion of public health priorities.

委員会は、製薬会社が治療薬の市場を拡大するために診断基準を広げるという病気の商業化を、公衆衛生上の危険な歪みとして非難した。

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(derogatory) The practice of widening the diagnostic boundaries of illnesses in order to expand the markets for treatments.