Manipulandum

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Something that is manipulated physically, especially when testing motor skills

    "The manipulandum was a vertical rigid metal rod, with a disc attached to the top, which was placed in front of the animal in the midsagittal plane and which the animal grasped with the hand pronated."

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"The manipulandum was a vertical rigid metal rod, with a disc attached to the top, which was placed in front of the animal in the midsagittal plane and which the animal grasped with the hand pronated."

Etymology

From Latin.

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