REM

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REM

(rĕm)

The twitching movements of the eye muscles and other physiological changes that occur during REM sleep.

[r(apid) e(ye) m(ovement).]

rem

(rĕm)

1. The amount of ionizing radiation required to produce the same biological effect as one rad of high-penetration x-rays.

2. A unit for measuring absorbed doses of radiation, equivalent to one roentgen of x-rays or gamma rays.

[r(oentgen) e(quivalent in) m(an).]

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REM

abbreviation for

(Physiology) rapid eye movement

REM

(rɛm) or

rem

n acronym for

(General Physics) roentgen equivalent man

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rem

(rɛm)

n.

the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.

[1945–50; r(oentgen)e(quivalent in)m(an)]

REM

(rɛm)

n.

rapid eye movement.

[1955–60]

REM

(rĕm)

Short for rapid eye movement. A stage of sleep characterized by twitching movements of the muscles of the eyes and face, faster heartbeat, and increased circulation to the brain. Dreaming takes place during REM sleep.

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Noun	1.	REM - a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep paradoxical sleep, rapid eye movement, rapid eye movement sleep, REM sleep sleep, 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"
	2.	REM - (Roentgen Equivalent Man) the dosage of ionizing radiation that will cause the same amount of injury to human tissue as 1 roentgen of X-rays radioactivity unit - a measure of radioactivity

Translations

REM

[rem] N ABBR

1. (Physiol) =rapid eye movement → movimiento m rápido del ojo

2. (Phys) =roentgen equivalent man

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

REM

[ˈrɛm] (=rapid eye movement)

n → MOR m

modif
REM sleep → sommeil m paradoxal

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REM

abbr of rapid eye movement; REM sleep → REM-Phase f

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rem

n (rad, ant) rem m (ant)

REM

abbr rapid eye movement. V. movement.

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Si una eademque res legatur duobus, alter rem, alter valorem rei, &c.

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Rem's panicked sister Megan has made a desperate plea for the public to help find him.

First picture of Brit, 31, missing after 'falling overboard' from Majorca ferry; Rem Kingston, of Essex, was travelling on Hypatia de Alejandria which left Ibiza for Majorca when he was reported missing

REM sleep, also known as paradoxical sleep, is the sleep state during which we have most of our dreams and is involved in the regulation of emotions and memory consolidation.

Paradoxical sleep linked to brain cell death and survival: Study

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I also described how to reform .204 Ruger into .222 Rem. Mag.

Making Some Brass: Reforming .204 Ruger cases into .222 Remington Magnum forced the author to relearn a valuable lesson

During REM sleep, which occurs at intervals during the night, the brain is as active as it is when awake.

'Dream genes' uncovered by research [...]

The COA report said non-conversion of CTS to REM exposes the borrower's property ownership to risk; may result in delay and difficulty in redemption, foreclosure and disposal of properties; and non-recovery of Pag-IBIG Fund's investment in housing.

Pag-IBIG advised on developers' failure to convert housing loans

Nisha Aurora, M.D., from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and colleagues examined the association between OSA during REM sleep and a composite cardiovascular end point over an average of 9.5 years of follow-up in participants of the Sleep Heart Health Study with and without prevalent cardiovascular disease.

Severe Sleep Apnea During REM Sleep Tied to Acute CV Events; Findings among those with apnea during REM sleep and with preexisting cardiovascular disease

Sleep state-dependent indices (i.e., NREM-AHI and REM-AHI) were also determined by dividing the number of events in NREM and REM sleep by the amount of NREM and REM time, respectively.

Comparing REM- and NREM-Related Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study

"We set out to discover which stages of sleep may be linked to dementia and while we did not find a link with deep sleep, we did with REM sleep."

Less REM Sleep Tied to Greater Risk of Dementia

The sleep cycle consists of two major stages: REM and non-REM.

Study: Dreaming May Help Fight Dementia

Set-up rnd *K1, k2tog, k14, ssk, k1, pm; rep from * to end--126 sts rem. Dec rnd *K1, k2tog, knit to 3 sts before m, ssk, k1, sl m; rep from * to end of rnd--14 sts dec'd.