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refractory period

 
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–noun Physiology.
a short period after a nerve or muscle cell fires during which the cell cannot respond to additional stimulation.
Origin:
1875–80
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Main Entry: refractory period
Function: noun
: the brief period immediately following the response especially of a muscle or nerve before it recovers the capacity to makea second response called also refractory phase; —see ABSOLUTE REFRACTORY PERIOD, RELATIVE REFRACTORY PERIOD
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refractory period n.
The period that follows effective stimulation, during which excitable tissue fails to respond to a stimulus of threshold intensity.

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refractory period  
The period immediately following the transmission of an impulse in nerve or muscle, in which a neuron or muscle cell regains its ability to transmit another impulse. See more at action potential.
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