protective mechanism

collocation in English

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protective
adjective
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/prəˈtek.tɪv/us
/prəˈtek.tɪv/
giving ...
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mechanism
noun[C]
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/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/us
/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/
a part of a machine, or a set of parts that ...
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(Definition ofprotectiveandmechanismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These researchers speculate that a maltreated child's secure attachment may function as aprotectivemechanismagainst self-dysfunction.
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Together, these data support a model in which toxic a-synuclein oligomers are transported to the aggresome as part of aprotectivemechanism.
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This suggests that the cyst is a highly efficientprotectivemechanismagainst all but the highest concentration of heavy metals in the environment.
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In either case, the openness or positivity of these particular traumatized children's schemas of maternal caregivers may act as aprotectivemechanismthat facilitates more adaptive developmental outcomes.
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Someprotectivemechanismis warranted.
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We must take into account in considering this question the extraordinary development of newprotectivemechanismof which we can avail ourselves.
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The children's commissioner is a vital part of thatprotectivemechanism.
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Is this aprotectivemechanism?
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These pedicellariae are used as aprotectivemechanismagainst predators.
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Normally the threat-activated vigilance system is aprotectivemechanismto differentiate between dangerous situations and to determine whether the fear response is appropriate.
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The most effective way to activate the amygdala is fear, because fear is an instinctive,protectivemechanismwhich comes on strong making it memorable.
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It has been suggested that mega-teleomeres may serve asprotectivemechanismagainst senescence in long-lived organisms.
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This is aprotectivemechanismthat may have evolved to promote brain development.
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These aggregations may function as aprotectivemechanismduring reproduction.
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The most studied biochemicalprotectivemechanismis non-photochemical quenching of excitation energy.
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The cyanosis is a result of laryngospasm (aprotectivemechanismthat the body has to prevent aspiration into the trachea).
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