In physiology, a<unk>  is a<unk>  of time during which an organ or cell is incapable of repeating a particular action, or (more precisely) 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 an excitation. It most commonly refers to electrically excitable muscle cells or neurons.
Refractory period
Disaster response
Postictal state
False memory
Pandemic
Excited delirium
Absorptive state
Acute 