biomedicalization

noun

The act or process of making something biomedical; a shift to a viewpoint based on biomedicine.

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Meanings

nounbiomedicalization (countable and uncountable, plural biomedicalizations)

plural biomedicalizations

  1. countableuncountableThe act or process of making something biomedical; a shift to a viewpoint based on biomedicine.

Origin

From biomedical + -ization.

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APA

biomedicalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biomedicalization

MLA

“biomedicalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biomedicalization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biomedicalization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biomedicalization.

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