"REM sleep" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: REM sleeps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} REM sleep (usually uncountable, plural REM sleeps)
  1. The stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement (REM). Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Sleep Synonyms: paradoxical sleep Translations (stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement): vilkeuni (Finnish), sommeil paradoxal [masculine] (French), REM ძილი (REM ʒili) (Georgian), სწრაფი ძილი (sc̣rapi ʒili) (Georgian), ძილი თვალების სწრაფი მოძრაობით (ʒili tvalebis sc̣rapi moʒraobit) (Georgian), თვალების სწრაფი მოძრაობის ძილი (tvalebis sc̣rapi moʒraobis ʒili) (Georgian), პარადოქსული ძილი (ṗaradoksuli ʒili) (Georgian), REM-Schlaf [masculine] (German), REM-Phase [neuter] (German), paradoxer Schlaf [masculine] (German), desynchronisierter Schlaf [masculine] (German), bliksvefn [masculine] (Icelandic), kviksvefn [masculine] (Icelandic), hrjúfur svefn [masculine] (Icelandic), faza REM [feminine] (Polish), фаза быстрого сна (faza bystrovo sna) (Russian), БДГ-фаза (BDG-faza) (Russian), REM-фаза (REM-faza) (Russian), drömsömn [common-gender] (Swedish), REM-sömn [common-gender] (Swedish)

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      "sense": "stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "REM-Phase"
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "paradoxer Schlaf"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "desynchronisierter Schlaf"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bliksvefn"
    },
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      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "kviksvefn"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hrjúfur svefn"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "faza REM"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "faza bystrovo sna",
      "sense": "stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement",
      "word": "фаза быстрого сна"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "BDG-faza",
      "sense": "stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement",
      "word": "БДГ-фаза"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "REM-faza",
      "sense": "stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement",
      "word": "REM-фаза"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "drömsömn"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "REM-sömn"
    }
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  "word": "REM sleep"
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