The medicative herbs in the garden released a subtle, calming scent that eased my headache.

Public health researchers debate whether certain social problems are genuine illnesses or merely examples of medicalizations driven by pharmaceutical marketing.

The medicalization of normal aging has changed how society views growing older.

The community medicalized the normal experience of grief, which changed how people sought support.

This trend medicalizes normal variations in mood and can lead to unnecessary treatments.

Some critics worry that schools may medicalize normal childhood behaviors by treating them as disorders.

Some sociologists warn that medicalizing everyday sadness can turn normal emotions into disorders.

The hospital purchased a new medicator to improve patient care.

The medicational instructions on the label were revised after the safety review.

The ancient city limits were crowded with medicants seeking alms from passing traders.