Word: overmedicalization
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ver
me
di
ca
li
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tion
Definition: excessive medicalization. The act or process of medicalizing.
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excessively
Affix: medical
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: medeor
Language: la
Decoded: medeor
Meaning: heal, cure
Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: of or pertaining to; connected with; -ic, -ish
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An action or process