REM sleep

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
REM sleep

▶noun a kind of sleep that occurs at intervals during the night and is characterized by rapid eye movement, more dreaming and bodily movement, and faster pulse and breathing.

'REM sleep' also found in these Oxford entries:

rapid eye movement

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