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Pathologization

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pathologisationnounAlternative spelling of pathologization. [(medicine) The treatment of a health or behaviour condition as if it were a medical condition.]
depathologizationnoun(medicine) The process of coming to regard a formerly medical condition as a health or behaviour condition.
depathologisationnounAlternative form of depathologization. [(medicine) The process of coming to regard a formerly medical condition as a health or behaviour condition.]
pathosisnounA disease; a pathologic condition.
pathophysnoun(colloquial) Pathophysiology.
pathomanianoun(medicine, dated) moral insanity; psychopathy
pathomorphismnoun(pathology) A pathological abnormality of structure or appearance
overmedicalisationnounAlternative form of overmedicalization. [Excessive medicalization.]
pathomechanismnoun(pathology) pathological mechanism; the mechanism by which a pathological condition occurs
pathynoun(informal) A therapy
malignizationnoun(pathology) The process of becoming malign
pathologynounThe study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences; now usually and especially in the clinical and academic medicine subsenses defined below.
pathomorphologynounThe morphology of a pathological condition.
pathnounA trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
pathematologynoun(obsolete) Pathology.
disease mongeringnoun(derogatory) The practice of widening the diagnostic boundaries of illnesses in order to expand the markets for treatments.
pseudopathologynounAn apparent pathology
overmedicalizationnounExcessive medicalization.
pathophysiologynoun(pathology) The physiological processes associated with disease or injury.
pathometrynounThe measurement of disease.

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