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slow-wave

slow-wave adjective: denoting the third stage of NREM sleep, where electroencephalography activity is characterised by slow delta waves.

Adjective

slow-wave (not comparable)

  1. Denoting the third stage of NREM sleep, where electroencephalography activity is characterised by slow delta waves.

Questions about slow-wave

What does slow-wave mean?
Slow-wave means denoting the third stage of NREM sleep, where electroencephalography activity is characterised by slow delta waves.
What part of speech is slow-wave?
Slow-wave is an adjective.

Words near slow-wave in the dictionary

  1. slow-up
  2. slow-walk
  3. slow-walked
  4. slow-walking
  5. slow-walks
  6. slow-wave
  7. slow-witted
  8. slow-wittedly
  9. slow-wittedness
  10. slow-worm
  11. slow-worms

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