medicalize in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for medicalize in the English»Spanish Dictionary

medicalize [Am ˈmɛdəkəˌlaɪz, Brit ˈmɛdɪk(ə)lʌɪz] VB trans

medicalize childbirth/aging:

medicalize

ver como un problema médico

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In this drive to medicalize, the one thing that doctors are most noted for -- giving drugs -- became focal, for emphasizing it would really make their work look medical.

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We don't want to medicalize or stigmatize stress and anxiety.

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But boomers refused to allow doctors and hospitals to medicalize pregnancy and childbirth.

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Yes, an increasing number of women are "choosing" a cesarean, but when you medicalize pregnancy and labour, and don't offer reasonable alternatives, you create uncertainty and fear.

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This is, in many respects, a positive development -- one that has enabled effective new drug treatments -- but have we gone too far in our efforts to medicalize psychiatry?

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