Meaning

1 senses
  1. A remark (programming language statement used for documentation).

More definitions
  • (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
  • a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Cats twitch during REM sleep.

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  2. The brain waves during REM sleep are the same as when awake, and it's the stage when you have dreams.

Forms

plural: REMs

Synonyms

4 synonyms
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