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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

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Origin of paradoxical sleep1

First recorded in 1960–65

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