Rem Definition
rĕm
rems
noun
A basic unit used to measure the amount of biological damage caused by various types of ionizing radiation, equal to the dose that produces the same amount of damage in human tissue as one roentgen of X-rays or gamma rays (0.01 sievert)
Webster's New World
A unit for measuring absorbed doses of radiation, equivalent to one roentgen of x-rays or gamma rays.
American Heritage Medicine
The periodic, rapid, jerky movement of the eyeballs under closed lids during stages of sleep associated with intense dreaming.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- rapid-eye-movement
- rem-sleep
- rapid eye movement sleep
- paradoxical sleep
abbreviation
(knitting) Remaining.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Rem
Noun
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remsOrigin of Rem
From the initial letters of rapid eye movement.
From Wiktionary
Abbreviation of Roentgen equivalent in man.
From Wiktionary
r(oentgen) e(quivalent in) m(an)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Shortened from rare earth metal.
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r(apid) e(ye) m(ovement)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Shortened from remaining.
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Shortened from remark.
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Shortening.
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