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rapid eye movement
rapid eye movementn. REM.rapid eye movement n (Physiology) movement of the eyeballs under closed eyelids during paradoxical sleep, which occurs while the sleeper is dreaming. Abbreviation: REM rap′id eye′ move`ment
n. rapidly shifting movements of the eyes under closed lids, associated with the dreaming phase of the sleep cycle. Compare REM sleep. [1915–20] rap·id eye movement (răp′ĭd) See REM.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | rapid eye movement - a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleepparadoxical sleep, rapid eye movement sleep, REM, REM sleepsleep, slumber - a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber" |
rapid eye movement
rapid eye movement movement of the eyeballs under closed eyelids during paradoxical sleep, which occurs while the sleeper is dreaming rapid eye movement
rapid eye movementn. REM.rapid eye movement Abbreviation: REM
Cyclic movement of the closed eyes observed or recorded during sleep. See also: movementAcronymsSeeREMrapid eye movement
Related to rapid eye movement: nystagmus, Stages of Sleep, Non rapid eye movementSynonyms for rapid eye movementnoun a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occursSynonyms- paradoxical sleep
- rapid eye movement sleep
- REM
- REM sleep
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