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intervention vs detoxification

detoxification vs intervention

intervention and detoxification both are nouns.

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

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