Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Rem"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
REM
n 1: a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a
state of Rapid Eye Movements during sleep [syn: {paradoxical
sleep}, {rapid eye movement sleep}, {REM sleep}, {rapid
eye movement}, {REM}]
2: (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 [syn: {REM}]
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