ma·nip·u·la·tion
n 1 : the act, process, or an instance of manipulating esp. a body part by manual examination and treatment : esp : 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 -M. W. Straight> .
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