med·i·cal·ize \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