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refractory

adj.

1. resistant to control, as in a disease or disorder that fails to respond to a typically efficacious therapy.

2. in neurophysiology, describing a neuron or muscle cell that is unable to respond to a stimulus. See refractory period.

3. stubborn, uncooperative, or unmanageable. —refractoriness n.

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metaesthetic range

metaesthetic range

the range of weak pain sensations just below the level of obvious, unmistakable pain.