Refractory period

Noun

Definitions

1.NounThe period, after excitation, during which a membrane recovers its polarization and is not able to respond to a second stimulus.

2.NounA recovery phase after orgasm, during which it is physiologically impossible for an individual to have additional orgasms.

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