rapid eye movements
1Rapid eye movement (sleep) — Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is a normal stage of sleep characterized by rapid movements of the eyes. REM sleep is classified into two categories: tonic and phasic. [cite book|author=Kryger M, Roth T, Dement W|title=Principles amp; Pracitces of …
2Rapid eye movement sleep — (REM) sleep is the portion of sleep when there are rapid eye movements (REMs). Dreams occur during REM sleep. We typically have 3 to 5 periods of REM sleep per night. They occur at intervals of 1 2 hours and are quite variable in length. An… …
3Rapid eye movement behavior disorder — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D020447 Rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is a sleep disorder (more specifically a… …
4rapid eye movement — noun a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep • Syn: ↑paradoxical sleep, ↑rapid eye movement sleep, ↑REM sleep, ↑REM • Hypernyms: ↑sleep, ↑slumber …
5rapid eye movement sleep — noun a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep • Syn: ↑paradoxical sleep, ↑REM sleep, ↑rapid eye movement, ↑REM • Hypernyms: ↑sleep, ↑slumber * * * …
6Sleep, rapid eye movement — REM sleep is the portion of sleep when there are rapid eye movements (REMs). Dreams occur during REM sleep. We typically have 3 to 5 periods of REM sleep per night. They occur at intervals of 1 2 hours and are quite variable in length. An episode …
7rapid eye movement — rap′id eye′ move ment n. phl rapidly shifting movements of the eyes under closed lids, associated with the dreaming phase of the sleep cycle Compare REM sleep • Etymology: 1915–20 …
8rapid eye movement. — rapidly shifting, continuous movements of the eyes beneath closed lids during the stage of sleep characterized by dreaming. Also called REM [1915 20] * * * …
9rapid eye movement. — rapidly shifting, continuous movements of the eyes beneath closed lids during the stage of sleep characterized by dreaming. Also called REM [1915 20] …
10REM (Rapid Eye Movement) Sleep — REM sleep is the lightest of the various sleep stages and is characterized by rapid movement of the eyeballs back and forth. Its existence was discovered by Eugene Aserinsky (1921–1998), a graduate student in the physiology laboratory of… …
