rem

Definition of Rem in English :

Noun

1. paradoxical sleep, rapid eye movement, rapid eye movement sleep, rem, rem sleep

a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep

2. rem

(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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rem

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abbreviation for

rapid eye movement

noun acronym for

roentgen equivalent man

Rem

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nounWord forms: plural REMs

Psychology

the periodic, rapid, jerky movement of the eyeballs under closed lids during stages of sleep associated with dreaming

nounWord forms: plural rem

a basic unit used to measure the amount of biological damage caused by various types of ionizing radiation, equal to the dose that produces the same amount of damage in human tissue as one roentgen of X-rays or gamma rays (0.01 sievert)

Rem

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n.

The twitching movements of the eye muscles and other physiological changes that occur during REM sleep.

n.

1. The amount of ionizing radiation required to produce the same biological effect as one rad of high-penetration x-rays.

2. A unit for measuring absorbed doses of radiation, equivalent to one roentgen of x-rays or gamma rays.

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