transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
Date: circa 1880
: the brief period immediately following the response especially of a muscle or nerve before it recovers the capacity to make a second response — called also refractory phase
REFRACTORY PERIOD
Meaning of REFRACTORY PERIOD in English
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003