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单词 medicalize
释义

medicalize

[ med-i-kuh-lahyz ]
/ ˈmɛd ɪ kəˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), med·i·cal·ized, med·i·cal·iz·ing.

to handle or accept as deserving of or appropriate for medical treatment.
Also especially British, med·i·cal·ise .

Origin of medicalize

medical + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM medicalize

med·i·cal·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby medicalize

medical diathermy, medical dictionary, medical examination, medical examiner, medical genetics, medicalize, medical jurisprudence, medical law, medical marijuana, medical marker, medical psychology
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Example sentences from the Web for medicalize

  • I am often dismayed at the many ways in which we medicalize a natural phenomenon that affects us all—aging.

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Medical definitions for medicalize

medicalize
[ mĕdĭ-kə-līz′ ]

v.

To characterize a behavior or condition as a disorder requiring medical treatment.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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