Home › Words › O › overmedicalizeovermedicalizeovermedicalize means to medicalize too much.EtymologyFrom over- + medicalize.verbTo medicalize too much.e.g.“To be sure, we overmedicalize at times.” — 2007 January 9, “Letters”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.overmedicalization 80% match — Excessive medicalization. vs overmedicalize →overmedicate 75% match — To medicate excessively vs overmedicalize →overdiagnose 69% match — To diagnose something more often than it actually occurs. vs overmedicalize →overpsychologize 69% match — To psychologize excessively. vs overmedicalize →oversensationalize 67% match — To sensationalize too much. vs overmedicalize →overmedication 67% match — Excessive medicating; overuse of medication vs overmedicalize →undermedicate 65% match — To medicate insufficiently. vs overmedicalize →oversexualize 65% match — To sexualize excessively. vs overmedicalize →