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has gloss | (noun) (neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response refractory period |
has gloss | eng: In physiology, a refractory period is a period of time during which an organ or cell is incapable of repeating a particular action, or (more precisely) the amount of time it takes for an excitable membrane to be ready for a second stimulus once it returns to its resting state following an excitation. It most commonly refers to electrically excitable muscle cells or neurons. |
lexicalization | eng: refractory period |
subclass of | (noun) the time of various biological processes biological time |
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has category | (noun) the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system neurology |
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similar | e/Refractory period (physiology) |
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