v.
Pronunciation: ' me-di-k ə - ˌ l ī z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -ized ; -izing
Date: 1970
: to view or treat as a medical concern, problem, or disorder <those who seek to dispose of social problems by medicalizing them ― Liam Hudson>
– med · i · cal · i · za · tion \ ˌ me-di-k ə -l ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun