HyperDic: refractory_period

English > 1 sense of the expression refractory period:
NOUNtimerefractory period(neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response
English > refractory period: 1 sense > noun 1, time
Meaning(neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response.
CategoryneurologyThe branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system
Broaderbiological timeThe time of various biological processes

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