The sexual objectification and violation of women is made invisible because technological reproduction has turned medicalized pornography into education […]
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Medicalize
//ˈmɛdɪkəlaɪz//
Synonyms for "medicalize" (1 found)
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Verb(1 words)
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4 translations across 4 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- lääketieteellistää verb (to make medical; to convert or reduce to a branch of medicine; especially, to pathologize)
German
1 entries- medikalisieren verb (to make medical; to convert or reduce to a branch of medicine; especially, to pathologize)
Hungarian
1 entries- medikalizál verb (to make medical; to convert or reduce to a branch of medicine; especially, to pathologize)
Polish
1 entries- czynić medycznym verb (to make medical; to convert or reduce to a branch of medicine; especially, to pathologize)
Sample sentences
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Early in this century American obstetrics became committed to a path that has led to a highly medicalized approach to the care of women during pregnancy […]
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[…] sexual problems would have to be repackaged and medicalized.
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