mechanical

mechanical definition - medical

me·chan·i·cal (mĭ-kănˈĭ-kəl)

adjective
  1. Operated or produced by a mechanism or machine.
  2. Relating to, produced by, or dominated by physical forces.
  3. Interpreting and explaining the phenomena of the universe by referring to causally determined material forces; mechanistic.

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