overmedicalization

noun

Excessive medicalization.

“Near-synonyms: disease mongering, pathologization”

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disease mongeringpathologization
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Meanings

nounovermedicalization (uncountable)
  1. uncountableExcessive medicalization.

    Near-synonyms: disease mongering, pathologization

    1 more example

    The difficult choice of "not doing": Comment on "Quaternary prevention, an answer of family doctors to overmedicalization".

    2015 June 2, Giorgio Visentin, “The Difficult Choice of "Not Doing"”, in International Journal of Health Policy and Management, volume 4, →DOI

    Synonyms: disease mongering, pathologization

Synonyms & antonyms

nounExcessive medicalization.

Similar
disease mongeringpathologization
Also see
disease mongeringpathologization

Origin

From over- + medicalization.

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overmedicalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overmedicalization

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“overmedicalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overmedicalization. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overmedicalization,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overmedicalization.

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