Dream and REM sleep

Dream

Dream noun - A conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality.

REM sleep and dream are semantically related. In some cases you can use "REM sleep" instead a noun "Dream".

REM sleep

REM sleep noun - A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep.
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Synonyms for REM sleep

Dream and REM sleep are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Dream" with "REM sleep", this terms are similar.

Both terms in one sentence

  • 24-Hour Trope Clock Lots of nightmare sufferers wake up around this time, just to rub salt in their wounds.note This is because REM sleep (when you dream) happens during this time.
  • Sleepwalking Because sleepwalking typically occurs outside of REM sleep, dreams very seldom correlate with the actions while sleepwalking —contrast Dream Action Leak.
    Source: Sleepwalking
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