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REM   /rɛm/   Listen
REM

noun
1.
A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep.  Synonyms: paradoxical sleep, rapid eye movement, rapid eye movement sleep, REM sleep.
2.
(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.



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... "Rem tibi quam nosces aptam, dimittere noli: Fronte capillata, post est Occasio calva." Corp. Poet. Lat., Frankfurt, 1832, ...
— Notes and Queries, Number 68, February 15, 1851 • Various


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