operant chamber

an apparatus for the laboratory study of operant behavior. It typically consists of a small enclosure and is equipped so that all stimuli are presented, and all responses are detected and recorded, automatically. See operant conditioning chamber.

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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.