"sleep spindle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sleep spindles [plural]
Etymology: From its spindle-like appearance on an EEG. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sleep spindle (plural sleep spindles)
  1. A burst of oscillatory brain activity during stage 2 sleep. Wikipedia link: sleep spindle Categories (topical): Sleep
    Sense id: en-sleep_spindle-en-noun-1nO3ZYwD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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