rapid-eye-movement sleep

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rapid-eye-movement sleep [′rap·əd ¦ī ‚müv·mənt ‚slēp]

(psychology)

That part of the sleep cycle during which the eyes move rapidly, accompanied by a loss of muscle tone and a low-amplitude encephalogram recording; most dreaming occurs during this stage of sleep. Abbreviated REM sleep.

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