Means
Organ
Organ noun - Something used to achieve an end.
Usage example: uses the business as an organ to fund a variety of political and social causes
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The only way of reliably killing an opponent by conventional means in Dwarf Fortress, which uses the Chunky Salsa Rule and organ damage instead of traditional Hit Points.
Source: Critical Hit -
Downplayed in True Villains: the 87-year-old Necromancer Elia's body is "held together" by Dark magic, which means she collapses from organ failure the moment the effect is disrupted.
Source: No Immortal Inertia - Super Human Trafficking: Abuse of transhumans via slavery, organ trafficking, and other means.
Source: Transhuman
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