NREM sleep
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of NREM sleep
1960–65; n(on-)r(apid) e(ye) m(ovement)
Example Sentences
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Non-rapid eye movement, or NREM, sleep accounts for 75 percent of the night, starting from when someone first begins to fall asleep.
From Washington Post
Stickgold’s group focused on dreams that occur during non–rapid eye movement, or NREM, sleep.
From US News
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