refractory period (English, noun)
expansion: refractory period (plural refractory periods)
Senses:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: The period, after excitation, during which a membrane recovers its polarization and is not able to respond to a second stimulus.
glosses: A recovery phase after orgasm, during which it is physiologically impossible for an individual to have additional orgasms.
Forms:
form: refractory periods
tags: plural