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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rem/rɛm/

▶noun (pl. same) a unit of effective absorbed dose of ionizing radiation in human tissue, loosely equivalent to one roentgen of X-rays.

– origin 1940s: acronym from roentgen equivalent man.

'rem' also found in these Oxford entries:

ad rem - in personam - in rem - rapid eye movement - REM sleep

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