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11refractory normoblastic anemia — refractory sideroblastic anemia a sideroblastic anemia clinically similar to the hereditary sideroblastic form but occurring in adults and often only slowly progressive. It is unresponsive to hematinics or withdrawal of toxic agents or drugs and… …
12refractory — stubborn, obstinate, perverse, 1610s (earlier refractorious, 1550s), from L. refractarius obstinate …
13refractory — recalcitrant, intractable, ungovernable, *unruly, headstrong, willful Analogous words: *contrary, perverse, froward, wayward: *insubordinate, rebellious, contumacious Antonyms: malleable: amenable (sense 2) …
14refractory — ► ADJECTIVE 1) formal stubborn or unmanageable. 2) Medicine not yielding to treatment. 3) technical heat resistant; hard to melt or fuse. DERIVATIVES refractoriness noun. ORIGIN Latin refractarius stubborn …
15Refractory period — In physiology, a refractory period is a period 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… …
16Refractory — A refractory is a material that retains its strength at high temperatures. ASTM C71 defines refractories as non metallic materials having those chemical and physical properties that made them applicable for structures, or as components of systems …
17refractory — refractorily, adv. refractoriness, n. /ri frak teuh ree/, adj., n., pl. refractories. adj. 1. hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient: a refractory child. 2. resisting ordinary methods of treatment. 3. difficult to fuse, reduce, or… …
18Refractory period (sex) — In sexuality, the refractory period is the recovery phase after orgasm during which it is physiologically impossible for an individual to have additional orgasms. It is also sometimes defined as the time immediately following orgasm during which… …
19Refractory (astronomy) — In planetary science, any material that boils or condenses at high temperatures is called refractory. [http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/PSRDglossary.html#refractory] The opposite of refractory is volatile.The refractory group includes elements and… …
20Refractory — Not yielding (at least not yielding readily) to treatment. * * * 1. Resistant to treatment, as of a disease. SYN: intractable (1), obstinate (2). 2. SYN: obstinate (1). [L. refractarius, fr. refringo, pp. fractus, to break in pieces] * * *… …
