Refractory period


 * Refractory period (physiology), the amount of time it takes for 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 (sexology), the recovery phase after orgasm during which it is physiologically impossible for an individual to have additional orgasms.
 * Psychological refractory period, the delay in response to the second of two closely spaced psychological stimuli.
 * The period of weeks or even months following a series of seizures during which seizures cannot be induced when referring to epilepsy, known as the Postictal state.

Рефрактерен период Refraktärphase (Sexualität) Refrakcinis laikotarpis Refractaire periode Рефрактерный период