depathologization

English

Alternative forms

• depathologisation

Etymology

de- +‎ pathologization

Noun

depathologization (uncountable)

1. (medicine) The process of coming to regard a formerly medical condition as a health or behaviour condition.
   • 2014, Laura Erickson-Schroth, Trans Bodies, Trans Selves:

     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.