intervention

English Thesaurus

1. care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	aid, attention, care, tending,
definition	:	the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something (noun.act)

hyponym	:	medical aid, medical care,
definition	:	professional treatment for illness or injury (noun.act)

hyponym	:	massage,
definition	:	kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation (noun.act)

hyponym	:	modality,
definition	:	a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment (noun.act)

hyponym	:	detoxification,
definition	:	a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances (noun.act)

hyponym	:	chiropractic,
definition	:	a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure (noun.act)

hyponym	:	fomentation,
definition	:	application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation (noun.act)

hyponym	:	naturopathy,
definition	:	a method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process (noun.act)

hyponym	:	naprapathy,
definition	:	a drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues (noun.act)

hyponym	:	orthodontic treatment,
definition	:	dental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy; treatment is usually by braces or mechanical aids (noun.act)

hyponym	:	orthoptics,
definition	:	treatment of defects of binocular vision (such as strabismus and amblyopia) by nonsurgical measures (especially by exercises to strengthen the eye muscles) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	osteopathy,
definition	:	therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles (noun.act)

hyponym	:	osteoclasis,
definition	:	treatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone (noun.act)

hyponym	:	acupuncture, stylostixis,
definition	:	treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin (noun.act)

hyponym	:	acupressure, g-jo, shiatsu,
definition	:	treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body (noun.act)

hyponym	:	autogenic therapy, autogenic training, autogenics,
definition	:	training patients in self-induced relaxation (noun.act)

hyponym	:	hydropathy, hydrotherapy,
definition	:	the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease (noun.act)

hyponym	:	rest-cure,
definition	:	rest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc. (noun.act)

part holonym	:	curative, cure, remedy, therapeutic,
definition	:	a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain (noun.artifact)

2. (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings (noun.act)

hypernym	:	legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings,
definition	:	(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked (noun.act)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

3. the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others (noun.act)

hypernym	:	emplacement, locating, location, placement, position, positioning,
definition	:	the act of putting something in a certain place (noun.act)

4. the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	engagement, involution, involvement, participation,
definition	:	the act of sharing in the activities of a group (noun.act)

hyponym	:	intermediation, mediation,
definition	:	the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement (noun.act)

5. a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	foreign policy,
definition	:	a policy governing international relations (noun.communication)

6. care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) (noun.act)

derivation	:	care for, treat,
definition	:	provide treatment for (verb.body)

7. the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others (noun.act)

derivation	:	come in, inject, interject, interpose, put in, throw in,
definition	:	to insert between other elements (verb.communication)

8. the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) (noun.act)

derivation	:	arbitrate, intercede, intermediate, liaise, mediate,
definition	:	act between parties with a view to reconciling differences (verb.communication)

derivation	:	interfere, interpose, intervene, step in,
definition	:	get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force (verb.social)

9. a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries (noun.communication)

antonym	:	noninterference, nonintervention,
definition	:	a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes (noun.communication)

derivation	:	interfere, interpose, intervene, step in,
definition	:	get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force (verb.social)

10. care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) (noun.act)

derivation	:	care for, treat,
definition	:	provide treatment for (verb.body)

11. the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others (noun.act)

derivation	:	come in, inject, interject, interpose, put in, throw in,
definition	:	to insert between other elements (verb.communication)

12. the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) (noun.act)

derivation	:	arbitrate, intercede, intermediate, liaise, mediate,
definition	:	act between parties with a view to reconciling differences (verb.communication)

derivation	:	interfere, interpose, intervene, step in,
definition	:	get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force (verb.social)

13. a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries (noun.communication)

antonym	:	noninterference, nonintervention,
definition	:	a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes (noun.communication)

derivation	:	interfere, interpose, intervene, step in,
definition	:	get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force (verb.social)

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