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relative refractory period
noun
Medical Definition of RELATIVE REFRACTORY PERIOD
: the period shortly after the firing of a nerve fiber when partial repolarization has occurred and a greater than normal stimulus can stimulate a second response—called also relative refractory phase; compare absolute refractory period
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