refractory period

This is thought to cause the sexual refractory period.

During the absolute refractory period, a new action potential cannot be elicited.

I have no refractory period; the process of erection is completely under conscious control.

You could see they had a refractory period for skin response.

The average refractory period is about half an hour.

The duration of the refractory period varies considerably, even for a given individual.

However, other men are averse to stimulation during the early part of the refractory period.

The brief time taken for this re-polarisation is the refractory period.