Medicalization refers to

A) the process of developing new drugs to treat a given illness.
B) treatment offered by medical doctors.
C) the process of defining a condition or behavior as an illness.
D) the growing number of doctors in the United States.
E) the idea that the body is more than a mere machine or factory.

Medicalization

The process by which human conditions and problems come to be defined and treated as medical issues, often involving medication or surgery.

Condition

Refers to a specific health problem or disease that affects an individual or an aspect of a circumstance or situation.

Behavior

The range of actions and mannerisms exhibited by organisms, individuals, systems, or artificial entities in conjunction with themselves or their environment.