SINCE 1828
manipulation
noun
ma·nip·u·la·tion
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Medical Definition of manipulation
1
: the act, process, or an instance of manipulating especially a body part by manual examination and treatment
especially
: adjustment of faulty structural relationships by manual means (as in the reduction of fractures or dislocations or the breaking down of adhesions)
2
: the condition of being manipulated
vulnerability to psychological manipulation— M. W. Straight
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