refractory period

English

Noun

refractory period (plural refractory periods)

(biology) The period, after excitation, during which a membrane recovers its polarization and is not able to respond to a second stimulus.
A recovery phase after orgasm, during which it is physiologically impossible for an individual to have additional orgasms.

Translations

recovery phase

Galician: período refractario m
Icelandic: tornæmistími m, hleðslutími m

Portuguese: período refratário m
Spanish: periodo refractario m, período refractario m

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