mech·a·nis·tic

(mĕk′ə-nĭs′tĭk)

adj.

1. Mechanically determined.

2. Philosophy Of or relating to the philosophy of mechanism, especially tending to explain phenomena only by reference to physical or biological causes.

3. Automatic and impersonal; mechanical.

mech′a·nis′ti·cal·ly adv.

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Adv.

mechanistically - in a mechanistic manner; "Handel achieves a huge breadth of musical thought when composing almost mechanistically in the least weighty of styles"

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'Comprehensive and high-resolution collections of bacterial isolates open the possibility to mechanistically investigate how our lifestyle shapes our gut microbiome, metabolism, and inflammation.

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The results suggest that the two vaccines act mechanistically on different immune responses.

CEL-SCI Collaborators Presents Data for New Vaccine in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis at the International Conference on Immunity and Immunochemistry Meeting

It also makes sense mechanistically. Caffeine is known to cause vasoconstriction, which might improve the erythema of rosacea.

Caffeinated coffee linked to lower rosacea risk

Mechanistically, the study demonstrated that ECFCs and MSCs co-culture increases the expression of CTGF and ACTIVINBa, that play a key role in pancreatic differentiation.

Implanting Insulin Cells With Blood Vessel-Promoting Cells Shows Promise In Diabetes

Mechanistically, the study demonstrated that ECFCs and MSCs co-culture increases the expression of CTGF and ACTIVINB[alpha], that play a key role in pancreatic differentiation.

Implanting Insulin Cells With Blood Vessel-Promoting Cells Shows Promise In Diabetes

According to one member, brexanolone is mechanistically "groundbreaking" and "could be a tremendous help in changing the trajectory of postpartum depression."

Joint panel member deems infusion for postpartum depression 'groundbreaking'

This groundbreaking book provides the first mechanistically based theory of what homology is and how it arises in evolution, says a review on the Princeton University Press website.

What We Are Reading Today: Homology, Genes, and Evolutionary Innovation, by GE-nter P. Wagner

The company uses structure-guided drug design to discover mechanistically novel, allosteric inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 4, an enzyme family that plays key roles in memory formation, learning, neuroinflammation, and traumatic brain injury.

Tetra Discovery Partners Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for BPN14770 for Treatment of Fragile X Syndrome

"We still don't fully understand how mechanistically vitamin D can help with heart disease management," Chong explains.

Vitamin D may help prevent heart failure after heart attack