refractory state

state (stāt) condition or situation.

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alpha state  the state of relaxation and peaceful awakefulness, associated with prominent alpha brain wave activity.

persistent vegetative state  a condition of profound nonresponsiveness in the wakeful state caused by brain damage at any level and characterized by a nonfunctioning cerebral cortex, absence of response to the external environment, akinesia, mutism, and inability to signal.

refractory state  a condition of subnormal excitability of muscle and nerve following excitation.

resting state  the physiologic condition achieved by complete bed rest for at least one hour.

steady state  dynamic equilibrium.

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refractory state

n.

Subnormal excitability of a muscle or nerve immediately following a response to previous excitation.

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state

condition or situation.

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excited state

the condition of a nucleus, atom or molecule produced by the addition of energy to the system as the result of absorption of photons or of inelastic collisions with other particles or systems.

ground state

the condition of lowest energy of a nucleus, atom or molecule.

refractory state

a condition of subnormal excitability of muscle and nerve following excitation.

resting state

the physiological condition achieved by complete rest for at least 1 hour.

steady state

dynamic equilibrium.