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View synonyms for paradoxical sleep

paradoxical sleep

noun

, Physiology.


paradoxical sleep

noun

  1. physiol sleep that appears to be deep but that is characterized by a brain wave pattern similar to that of wakefulness, rapid eye movements, and heavier breathing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of paradoxical sleep1

First recorded in 1960–65

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