rapid eye movement sleep
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rapid eye movement sleep
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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You never enter restful rapid eye movement sleep, since you have spent the night basically holding your breath.
From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2023
This title refers to rapid eye movement sleep rather than being a tribute to the 1990s band.
From BBC • Aug. 17, 2018
When a person falls asleep, the brain goes through several stages of sleep, ultimately leading to the deepest stage, known as rapid eye movement sleep, or REM.
From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2017
The average person spends about six years of their life dreaming in so-called "rapid eye movement" sleep, and this doesn't even take account of all the non-REM dreams and dreamlike states we experience.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2015
"In fact the only muscles which are not paralysed are the eye muscles, and that's why it's called rapid eye movement sleep."
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2013
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