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paradoxical
adjective(par-a-dox-i-cal)
of the nature of a paradox
paradoxical
adjective(par-a-dox-i-cal)
inclined to paradoxes
paradoxical
adjective(par-a-dox-i-cal)
not being the normal or usual kind
paradoxical
noun(par-a-dox-i-cal)
rem sleep
paradoxical
noun(par-a-dox-i-cal)
a state of sleep that recurs cyclically with non-REM sleep several times during a normal period of sleep, is characterized especially by greatly depressed muscle tone, dreaming with vivid imagery, rapid eye movements, and increased neuronal activity in certain brain regions (such as the pons), and typically comprises up to 25% of time spent in sleep —called also paradoxical sleep, rapid eye movement sleep

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