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Definition of Intervention

1. Noun. The act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.). "It occurs without human intervention"

2. Noun. A policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries.

3. Noun. The act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others.

4. Noun. (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. "The purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits"

5. Noun. Care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury).

Definition of Intervention

1. n. The act of intervening; interposition.

Definition of Intervention

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Intervention

1. The act or fact of interfering so as to modify. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Intervention

interval scale intervascular intervene intervene intervened intervener interveners intervenes intervening intervening sequence

intervening variable intervenor intervenors intervenous tubercle intervention (current term) intervention (current term) interventional angiography interventional radiology interventionism interventionist

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