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Refractory period has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

(neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response

2

The period, after excitation, during which a membrane recovers its polarization and is not able to respond to a second stimulus.

See Also
multiorgasm multiorgasmic recovery respond excitation membrane stimulus polarization
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
biological time
Rhyming Words
iod period hesiod subperiod epitheliod gyroperiod semiperiod foreperiod dry period day period edo period nara period long period semi period test period rest period late period scotoperiod time period zero period
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