"NREM" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛnɹɛm/ [UK], /ˈɛnɑːiːˌɛm/ [UK]
Etymology: Initialism of non-rapid eye movement. Etymology templates: {{initialism|en|non-rapid eye movement}} Initialism of non-rapid eye movement Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} NREM (uncountable)
  1. (medicine, chiefly attributive) Non-rapid eye movement, non-REM; designating the stage or stages of sleep when there is no dreaming and brain activity is reduced. Tags: attributive, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-NREM-en-noun-SLARJGz- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: medicine, sciences
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