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REM
(rĕm)n.
The twitching movements of the eye muscles and other physiological changes that occur during REM sleep.
[r(apid) e(ye) m(ovement).]
rem
(rĕm)n.
1. The amount of ionizing radiation required to produce the same biological effect as one rad of high-penetration x-rays.
2. A unit for measuring absorbed doses of radiation, equivalent to one roentgen of x-rays or gamma rays.
[r(oentgen) e(quivalent in) m(an).]
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REM
abbreviation for
(Physiology) rapid eye movement
REM
(rɛm) orrem
n acronym for
(General Physics) roentgen equivalent man
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rem
(rɛm)n.
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
[1945–50; r(oentgen)e(quivalent in)m(an)]
REM
(rɛm)n.
[1955–60]
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REM
(rĕm) Short for rapid eye movement. A stage of sleep characterized by twitching movements of the muscles of the eyes and face, faster heartbeat, and increased circulation to the brain. Dreaming takes place during REM sleep.
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Noun | 1. | REM - a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep |
2. | REM - (Roentgen Equivalent Man) the dosage of ionizing radiation that will cause the same amount of injury to human tissue as 1 roentgen of X-rays radioactivity unit - a measure of radioactivity |
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REM
[rem] N ABBR1. (Physiol) =rapid eye movement → movimiento m rápido del ojo
2. (Phys) =roentgen equivalent man
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rem
n (rad, ant) rem m (ant)REM
abbr rapid eye movement. V. movement.English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.