A period immediately following stimulation during which a nerve or muscle is unresponsive to further stimulation.
〔生理〕（神经或肌肉受刺激后一段时间内对随后刺激的）不应期
Example sentencesExamples
These actions are attributed to binding with nociceptors, which causes a period of enhanced sensitivity followed by a refractory period of reduced sensitivity.
The alkaloid also acts on the myocardium to depress conduction and irritability, as well as to prolong the myocardial refractory period.
One pathway is relatively fast and has a long refractory period; the other pathway is slow with a short refractory period.
The refractory period sets a limit on the frequency at which action potentials can be conducted along single nerve fibres.
The refractory period, the period following orgasm during which the person cannot be sexually aroused, lengthens.
Definition of refractory period in US English:
refractory period
noun
Physiology
A period immediately following stimulation during which a nerve or muscle is unresponsive to further stimulation.
〔生理〕（神经或肌肉受刺激后一段时间内对随后刺激的）不应期
Example sentencesExamples
The refractory period sets a limit on the frequency at which action potentials can be conducted along single nerve fibres.
The refractory period, the period following orgasm during which the person cannot be sexually aroused, lengthens.
One pathway is relatively fast and has a long refractory period; the other pathway is slow with a short refractory period.
These actions are attributed to binding with nociceptors, which causes a period of enhanced sensitivity followed by a refractory period of reduced sensitivity.
The alkaloid also acts on the myocardium to depress conduction and irritability, as well as to prolong the myocardial refractory period.