Meanings
verbmedicalise (third-person singular simple present medicalises, present participle medicalising, simple past and past participle medicalised)
present singular third person medicalises · participle present medicalising · participle past medicalised · past medicalised
- UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of medicalize.
Origin
- Latinmedeor
- Latinmedicus
- Medieval Latinmedicāli
- Frenchmédica
- Englishmedical
- Englishmedicalise
Cite this entry
APA
medicalise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medicalise
MLA
“medicalise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medicalise. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “medicalise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medicalise.
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