by artificial means meaning

• Adverb: by artificial means
  1. Not according to nature; not by natural means
     - artificially, unnaturally

• by means:     (Spenser) &n ...
• by means of:    With the help or u ...
• by no means:    Adverb: by no mean ...

Examples

1. A few hours later, he admitted that Obuchi was unconscious and breathing only by artificial means.
2. :People not so old are kept alive by artificial means, e . g . pacemakers.
3. The eponymous Algernon is a laboratory mouse who has undergone surgery to increase his intelligence by artificial means.
4. As with Quinlan, doctors said Cruzan could exist indefinitely by artificial means but had no chance of regaining consciousness.
5. The Rhine-Meuse connection with Rotterdam was restored by preventing the build-up of deposits by artificial means.