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Noun

(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

a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep

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Synonyms:
REM paradoxical sleep rapid eye movement sleep REM sleep rapid eye movement

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