Depathologization
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The process of coming to regard a formerly medical condition as a health or behaviour condition. uncountable
"Some trans activists critique depathologization. For example, we may argue that having a diagnosis has allowed many trans people to access medical transition. From this perspective, depathologization may inhibit health care access."
Example
More examples"Some trans activists critique depathologization. For example, we may argue that having a diagnosis has allowed many trans people to access medical transition. From this perspective, depathologization may inhibit health care access."
Etymology
From de- + pathologization.
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