Health / Acupuncture / Intervention: The act of intervening, interfering or interceding with the intent of modifying the outcome. In medicine, an intervention is usually undertaken to help treat or cure a condition. For example, early intervention may help children with autism to speak. 'Acupuncture as a therapeutic intervention is widely practiced in the United States,' according to the National Institutes of Health. From the Latin intervenire, to come between.
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Business / Finance / Unsterilized Intervention: Debt that does not identify specific assets that the debtholder is entitled to in case of default. MORE
Business / Finance / Sterilized Intervention: A bond that pays a lower coupon rate for an initial period, and then increases to a higher coupon rate. Related: Deferred-interest bond, payment-in-kind bond. MORE
Entertainment / Literature / Miracle Of The Virgin: A vita or a miracle play that dramatizes some aspect of humanity activity, and ends with the miraculous intervention of the Blessed Virgin. See discussion under miracle play (below), and vita. MORE