Jump to content

demedicalise

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

demedicalise (third-person singular simple present demedicalises, present participle demedicalising, simple past and past participle demedicalised)

  1. Alternative form of demedicalize
    • 2003, Council of Europe, Euthanasia: National and European perspectives, page 113:
      It is said to “demedicalise” death as a response to the sometimes unfettered use of high technology at the end of life.
    • 2015, Arvind Narrain, Vinay Chandran, Nothing to Fix:
      It would also demedicalise homosexuality, and thereby assist in bringing about the social and legal reforms mentioned earlier.