intervention vs osteopathy

osteopathy vs intervention

intervention and osteopathy both are nouns.

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

As nouns, osteopathy is a hyponym of intervention; that is, osteopathy 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)
osteopathy: therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles

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

intervention (noun)	osteopathy (noun)
the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)	therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and 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 osteopathy

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