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detoxification vs intervention

intervention vs detoxification

detoxification and intervention both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
detoxification Yes No No No
intervention Yes No No No
As nouns, intervention is a hypernym of detoxification; that is, intervention is a word with a broader meaning than detoxification:
  • detoxification: a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances
  • intervention: care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
Other hypernyms of detoxification include treatment.
detoxification (noun) intervention (noun)
treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver) the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances (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
Difference between detoxification and intervention

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