refractory period

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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

   Broaderbiological time

   neurology

Questions about refractory period

What does refractory period mean?

refractory period means "(neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response".

Is refractory period a common word?

refractory period is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.