intervention vs orthoptics

orthoptics vs intervention

intervention and orthoptics both are nouns.

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

As nouns, orthoptics is a hyponym of intervention; that is, orthoptics 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)
orthoptics: treatment of defects of binocular vision (such as strabismus and amblyopia) by nonsurgical measures (especially by exercises to strengthen the eye muscles)

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

intervention (noun)	orthoptics (noun)
the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)	treatment of defects of binocular vision (such as strabismus and amblyopia) by nonsurgical measures (especially by exercises to strengthen the eye muscles)
(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 orthoptics

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