Pavlov

Pavlov definition - medical

Pav·lov (păvˈlôfˌ, -lŏvˌ, pävˈləf), Ivan Petrovich 1849-1936.

Russian physiologist known for his discovery of the conditioned response. He won a 1904 Nobel Prize for his research on the nature of digestion.

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