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paradoxical sleep

paradoxical sleep noun: synonym of REM sleep.

Noun

paradoxical sleep (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of REM sleep.
    Synonyms:
    REM sleep

Synonyms of paradoxical sleep

Origin of paradoxical sleep

So called because of the similarity of the brain waves to those during waking life.

Questions about paradoxical sleep

What does paradoxical sleep mean?
Paradoxical sleep means synonym of REM sleep.
What part of speech is paradoxical sleep?
Paradoxical sleep is a noun.

Words near paradoxical sleep in the dictionary

  1. paradoxical frog
  2. paradoxical frogs
  3. paradoxical intention
  4. paradoxical rage reaction
  5. paradoxical rage reactions
  6. paradoxical sleep
  7. paradoxical undressing
  8. paradoxicalities
  9. paradoxicality
  10. paradoxically
  11. paradoxicalness

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