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rapid eye movement sleep
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rapid eye movement sleep  (rpd)
See REM sleep.
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Noun1.rapid eye movement sleep - a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep
sleep, slumber - a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber"


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Characteristics of this condition include abnormal behavior during REM sleep, REM sleep without atonia, and the enactment of altered, unpleasant, or violent dreams.
After about 90 minutes of deep sleep, REM sleep begins.
Experts say there are two types of sleep, REM or Rapid Eye Movement and NREM (non-rapid eye movement).
 
 
 
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