pathologize
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transitive verb \pə-ˈthä-lə-ˌjīz\pa·thol·o·gizedpa·thol·o·giz·ing
Definition of PATHOLOGIZE
: to view or characterize as medically or psychologically abnormal <natural hormonal shifts have been pathologized — Joyce C. Mills>
First Known Use of PATHOLOGIZE
1649
pa·thol·o·gize
transitive verb (Medical Dictionary)pa·thol·o·gizedor chiefly British ; pa·thol·o·gised; pa·thol·o·giz·ingor chiefly British ; pa·thol·o·gis·ing
Medical Definition of PATHOLOGIZE
: to view or characterize as medically or psychologically abnormal <natural hormonal shifts have been pathologized—Joyce C. Mills> <pathologizing childhood behavior—Ruth Shalit>
—pa·thol·o·gi·za·tion or chiefly British pa·thol·o·gi·sa·tion \pə-ˌthäl-ə-jə-ˈzā-shən\ noun
Variants of PATHOLOGIZE
pa·thol·o·gize or chiefly British pa·thol·o·gise \-ˌjīz\
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