acupressure vs intervention

intervention vs acupressure

acupressure and intervention both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acupressure	Yes	No	No	No
intervention	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, intervention is a hypernym of acupressure; that is, intervention is a word with a broader meaning than acupressure:

acupressure: treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body
intervention: care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

Other hypernyms of acupressure include treatment.

acupressure (noun)	intervention (noun)
treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body	the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
	(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
	care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
	the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others
	a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries

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