disease mongering
pejorative term for the practice of widening the diagnostic boundaries of illnesses and aggressively promoting their public awareness in order to expand the markets for treatment
en-GB/dɪˈziːz ˈmʌŋɡəɹɪŋ/
en-US/dɪˈziz ˈmʌŋɡɚɪŋ/
pejorative term for the practice of widening the diagnostic boundaries of illnesses and aggressively promoting their public awareness in order to expand the markets for treatment