NONRAPID EYE MOVEMENT SLEEP
Dictionary entry overview: What does nonrapid eye movement sleep mean? • NONRAPID EYE MOVEMENT SLEEP (noun)
The noun NONRAPID EYE MOVEMENT SLEEP has 1 sense:
1. a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time
Familiarity information: NONRAPID EYE MOVEMENT SLEEP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NONRAPID EYE MOVEMENT SLEEP (noun)
Meaning:
A recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
nonrapid eye movement; nonrapid eye movement sleep; NREM; NREM sleep; orthodox sleep
Hypernyms ("nonrapid eye movement sleep" is a kind of...):
sleep; slumber (a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended)
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