refractory period

noun

Meaning

The period, after excitation, during which a membrane recovers its polarization and is not able to respond to a second stimulus.
A recovery phase after orgasm, during which it is physiologically impossible for an individual to have additional orgasms.

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Related words

psychological refractory period(English)latency(English)foreperiod(English)prepotential(English)reaction time(English)resting(English)postpotential(English)postconvalescence(English)

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