bipedal locomotion

the ability to walk or run on two feet and in an upright position, as in human beings and birds. Great apes and bears engage in short periods of bipedal locomotion, especially when carrying food, traveling over wet ground, or looking for something to eat.

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Psychology term of the day

February 17th 2025

transdermal patch

an adhesive application that is designed to release a drug at a steady rate via absorption through the skin into the bloodstream. Transdermal patches are used, for example, to administer nicotine in progressively smaller doses to people who are trying to give up smoking.