Refractory period is a period immediately following a stimulus during which further stimulation has no effect. It may specifically refer to:
Refractory period (physiology), 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
Refractory period (sex), the recovery phase after orgasm during which it is physiologically impossible for an individual to have additional orgasms
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Refractory period is a period immediately following a stimulus during which further stimulation has no effect. It may specifically refer to:
Refractory period (physiology), 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
Refractory period (sex), the recovery phase after orgasm during which it is physiologically impossible for an individual to have additional orgasms
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Refractory period. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.