Non-REM Sleep Definition

nŏnrĕm
noun
A period of sleep characterized by decreased metabolic activity, slowed breathing and heart rate, and the absence of dreaming. Non-REM sleep occurs in the first four of the five stages of the sleep cycle, followed by REM sleep, during which dreaming occurs.
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