| 词汇 | pathologization |
| 释义 | pathologization noun[ U ] (UK usuallypathologisation)uk /pəˌθɒl.ə.dʒaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ us /pəˌθɑː.lə.dʒəˈzeɪ.ʃən/ the act of unfairly or wrongly considering something or someone as a problem, especially a medical problem: There is an ever-growing medicalization and pathologisation of fatness. Such persistent determination to produce rigorous knowledge about teenage mothers compounds the pathologization of these young women. Compare medicalization Related word pathologize The book investigates the pathologisation of homosexuality during the fascist regime. She claims there has been a pathologization of transgender people. If one-third of all children in a school have mental disorders, this appears to be evidence of an unwarranted pathologization of child misbehaviour. Medical treatment: general words ACLS advance directive allopathic AMA aspirate biosurgery first-aider intubate irradiation light therapy living will medicalization orthodox medicine perorally pharmacotherapy phlebotomy phototherapy polypharmacy quackery telemedicine |
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