rapid eye movement

noun as in recurring sleep state

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The fourth stage of sleep is the one experts call rapid eye movement, or REM sleep.

REM — rapid eye movement — sleep is a particularly interesting sleep stage in which muscle paralysis may allow us to experience dark and negative dreams with no risk of acting them out.

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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rapid eye movement, such as: dreaming sleep, paradoxical sleep, rapid eye movement sleep, and rem sleep.

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