intervention
108
4.8
- noun
- /ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən/
- Specialized
:
intervención
- The doctor's timely intervention prevented further complications from the patient's illness.
- an effective intervention
- early intervention
- implement interventions
Here we're talking about chemical interventions to the pain process.
- Here we're talking about chemical interventions to the pain process.
- And one of the best interventions for rumination is being outdoors.
- And that test might precede the interventions to try to take care of that condition.
- And so to me that is a fountain of youth type intervention at the cellular level.
- Should doctors prescribe diet and fitness interventions in the way that they currently prescribe drugs?
- You know, every single medical intervention is followed up except gender reassignment.
- And then they move straight to a gynecological intervention with the woman.
- They don't need chemical intervention in their brain.
- And that's a pity because the first line of intervention for ADHD is stimulant treatment.
- Let's start with behavioral measures first, and the first intervention is education.
- It might be that some people require pharmaceutical interventions.
- And we're applying the most dramatic interventions available to us.
- But indirect effects interventions show dramatic results.
Examples
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Findings from this study may inform the development of intervention and prevention programs to help students.
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There were no significant differences in any post-intervention outcomes between the experimental and control groups.
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- Perfect, do you know what a crisis intervention is?
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You brought me here for an intervention.
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Again, this amazing intervention to slow down aging.
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More reading practice, which is often the default intervention, may not help all of these students.
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Thank you for the swift intervention.
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Without a proper assessment, a leader cannot craft an intervention appropriate to the situation.
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Without exception, each student that has been a morning intervention participant has demonstrated progress.
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I spoke to the diocese, and they have determined that... given the circumstances, the well-being of these girls would best be helped through psychiatric intervention.
Synonyms
∞
2.1
Care to cure or reduce a health problem
202
1.4
Care given to a person or thing that needs it
4
2.3
Help from a doctor or nurse for illness and injury
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.7
Short urgent support for someone in severe emotional distress to help them cope and return to normal life
How Intensive
945
2.7
688
3.7
862
3.2
- Specialized
108
4.8
753
1.4
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Intervention comes from inter- 'between' and venire 'to come', so a medical intervention is something that 'comes between' a patient and an illness to help, stop harm, or improve the situation.