| refractory period |
The period after a spike during which a neuron cannot fire a new action potential.
Ãâó: www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v4/n11/glossary/nrn1248...
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| refractory |
A condition that resists treatment, or a nerve or muscle that blocks stimulation.
Ãâó: www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/BN/00023.html
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| refraction |
The deflection from a straight path encountered by a photon of light, an electron, etc. in passing from one medium to another.
Ãâó: www.botanyvt.com/pages/dictionary.shtml
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| refractive index |
The speed of light in a vacuum as opposed to its speed in a medium. Also measured as the sine of the angle of bending from one medium to another.
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| refractory sprue |
A coeliac disease not responding to glutenfree diet. In a primary RS there is an initial treatment failure, and in secondary RS a subsequent failure. RS can be a sign of malignant transformation resulting in an enteropathy associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL). Ulcerative jejunoileitis iis probably the same condition as EATL.
Ãâó: www.gastrolab.net/dicter.htm
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