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Intervention or Procedure
Definition 1
An activity that produces an effect, or that is intended to alter the course of a disease in a patient or population. This is a general term that encompasses the medical, social, behavioral, and environmental acts that can have preventive, therapeutic, or palliative effects. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
In medicine, a treatment or action taken to prevent or treat disease, or improve health in other ways. (NCI Dictionary)
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In medicine, a treatment or action taken to prevent or treat disease, or improve health in other ways.
