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mechanism
1: a piece of machinery2 a: a bodily process or function <the mechanism of healing> b: the combination of mental processes by which a result is obtained <psychological mechanisms>3: the fundamental physical or chemical processes involved in or responsible for an action, reaction, or other natural phenomenon
— mech·a·nis·tic \ˌmek-ə-ˈnis-tik\
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