refractory period

1. (neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response (synset 115252187)
   referred to in: neurology - the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system
   is a type of: biological time - the time of various biological processes

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