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Intervention

The act of intervening; interposition.

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Narrower term 10

Acupressure 76% connected

A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left…

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Acupuncture 76% connected

Pricking with a needle; a needle prick.

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Fomentation 76% connected

The act of fomenting; the application of warm, soft, medicinal substances, as for the purpose of easing pain, by relaxing the skin, or of discussing…

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Hydropathy 76% connected

The water cure; a mode of treating diseases by the copious and frequent use of pure water, both internally and externally.

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Hydrotherapy 76% connected

See Hydropathy.

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Intermediation 76% connected

The act of coming between; intervention; interposition.

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Massage 76% connected

A rubbing or kneading of the body, especially when performed as a hygienic or remedial measure.

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Mediation 76% connected

The act of mediating; action or relation of anything interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, or instrument; interposition; intervention.

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Modality 76% connected

The quality or state of being modal.

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Osteoclasis 76% connected

The operation of breaking a bone in order to correct deformity.

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Broader term 13

Aid 76% connected

To support, either by furnishing strength or means in cooperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist.

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Attention 76% connected

The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or specia…

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Care 76% connected

A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern; solicitude.

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Engagement 76% connected

The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.

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Involution 76% connected

The act of involving or infolding.

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Involvement 76% connected

The act of involving, or the state of being involved.

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Locating 76% connected

of Locate

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Location 76% connected

The act or process of locating.

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Participation 76% connected

The act or state of participating, or sharing in common with others; as, a participation in joy or sorrows.

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Placement 76% connected

The act of placing, or the state of being placed.

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Position 76% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Proceeding 76% connected

of Proceed

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Tending 76% connected

of Tend

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Intervene 74% connected

To come between, or to be between, persons or things; -- followed by between; as, the Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa.

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Intervene 74% connected

To come between, or to be between, persons or things; -- followed by between; as, the Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa.

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Mediate 74% connected

Being between the two extremes; middle; interposed; intervening; intermediate.

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Mediate 74% connected

Being between the two extremes; middle; interposed; intervening; intermediate.

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Component part 4

Curative 70% connected

Relating to, or employed in, the cure of diseases; tending to cure.

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Cure 70% connected

Care, heed, or attention.

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Remedy 70% connected

That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; -- with for; as, a remedy for t…

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Therapeutic 70% connected

Alt. of Therapeutical

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Synonym 4

Intercession 92% connected

The act of interceding; mediation; interposition between parties at variance, with a view to reconcilation; prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of…

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Interference 92% connected

The act or state of interfering; as, the stoppage of a machine by the interference of some of its parts; a meddlesome interference in the business of…

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Interposition 92% connected

The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.

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Treatment 92% connected

The act or manner of treating; management; manipulation; handling; usage; as, unkind treatment; medical treatment.

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Antonym 2

Nonintervention 94% connected

The state or habit of not intervening or interfering; as, the nonintervention of one state in the affairs of another.

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Nonintervention 94% connected

The state or habit of not intervening or interfering; as, the nonintervention of one state in the affairs of another.

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