open-field test

an experimental technique for measuring (quantifying) behaviors and physiological reactions (e.g., those indicative of anxiety) in rats and other small animals. The animal is placed in a space divided into squares so that the researcher may observe the number of squares the animal traverses in a specified time period.

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lysosome

n. see phagocytosis.