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English noun: REM

1. REM (state) a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep


Synonymsparadoxical sleep, rapid eye movement, rapid eye movement sleep, REM sleep


Broader (hypernym)sleep, slumber

2. REM (quantity) (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


Broader (hypernym)radioactivity unit









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