MEDICALIZE

ˈmedə̇kəˌlīz transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s -s )

: 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 ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ lə̇ˈzāshən noun