demedicalize

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verb

To make no longer medical; to stop treating as a medical issue.

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Meanings

verbdemedicalize (third-person singular simple present demedicalizes, present participle demedicalizing, simple past and past participle demedicalized)

present singular third person demedicalizes · participle present demedicalizing · participle past demedicalized · past demedicalized

  1. transitiveTo make no longer medical; to stop treating as a medical issue.

Origin

From de- + medicalize.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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