stylostixis vs intervention

intervention vs stylostixis

stylostixis and intervention both are nouns.

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

As nouns, intervention is a hypernym of stylostixis; that is, intervention is a word with a broader meaning than stylostixis:

stylostixis: treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
intervention: care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

Other hypernyms of stylostixis include treatment.

stylostixis (noun)	intervention (noun)
treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin	the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
	(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 stylostixis and intervention

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