Medicalization

Zola, 1983
A process whereby more and more of everyday life has come under medical dominion, influence and supervision.

Zola, Irving K. Socio-Medical Inquiries. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1983:295

Conrad, 2005
Defining a problem in medical terms, usually as an illness or disorder or using a medical intervention to treat it. Conrad, Peter 'The Shifting Engines of Medicalization' Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Vol. 46, No. 1, 2005:3