REM SLEEP


Meaning of REM SLEEP in English

Physiol.

a recurrent period of sleep, typically totaling about two hours a night, during which most dreaming occurs as the eyes move under closed lids and the skeletal muscles are deeply relaxed. Also called paradoxical sleep . Cf. slow-wave sleep .

[ 1965-70 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .