Mechanic

Mechanical. Machine-like; lacking spontaneity; physical; non-vital; pertaining to mechanics. M. Dentistry, the art of constructing and applying artificial teeth, artificial palates, obturators and appliances for the correction of irregularity in the arrangement of the natural teeth. M. Parts, the stand of a microscope, excluding the ocular and objective. M. Theory, Yirchow's theory of tumor formation, viz., that tumors are due primarily to local irritation.