intervention vs hydropathy

hydropathy vs intervention

intervention and hydropathy both are nouns.

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

As nouns, hydropathy is a hyponym of intervention; that is, hydropathy 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)
hydropathy: the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease

Other hyponyms of intervention include medical aid, medical care, massage, modality, detoxification, chiropractic, fomentation, naturopathy, naprapathy, orthodontic treatment, orthoptics, osteopathy, osteoclasis, acupuncture, stylostixis, acupressure, G-Jo, shiatsu, autogenic therapy, autogenic training, autogenics, hydrotherapy, rest-cure.

intervention (noun)	hydropathy (noun)
the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)	the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease
(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 intervention and hydropathy

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