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English noun: refractory period | |||
| 1. | refractory period (time) (neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | biological time | ||
| Domain category | neurology | ||
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