Refractory Period
nounid
124955·updated May 18, 2026verified
(neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response
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Variants
- plural
- Refractory Periods
- possessive
- Refractory Period's
- pluralpossessive
- Refractory Periods'
Framework definitions
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- (neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response
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