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Noun Concept
Categories: Neurophysiology, Physiology, Cardiac electrophysiology
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refractory period  absolute refractory period  Electrophysiological refractory period  relative 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 WordNet 3.0
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physiology
biology
cardiac
neurology
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Refractoriness is the fundamental property of any object of autowave nature not responding to stimuli, if the object stays in the specific refractory state. Wikipedia
The time after an action potential during which a membrane can not depolarize Wikipedia Disambiguation
Recovery time of an excitable membrane to be ready for a second stimulus once it returns to its resting state, following excitation in the areas of biology, physiology and cardiology Wikipedia Disambiguation
The period, after excitation, during which a membrane recovers its polarization and is not able to respond to a second stimulus. Wiktionary
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biological time
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neurology
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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refractory period
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refractory period (physiology)
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refractory period
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refractory period
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absolute refractory period, Electrophysiological refractory period, Refractory period (biology), relative refractory period
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Refractory period (physiology)

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