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DELTA SLEEP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-12-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- slow-wave sleep
1, record 1, English, slow%2Dwave%20sleep
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SWS 2, record 1, English, SWS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- slow wave sleep 3, record 1, English, slow%20wave%20sleep
correct
- SWS 3, record 1, English, SWS
correct
- SWS 3, record 1, English, SWS
- deep sleep 4, record 1, English, deep%20sleep
correct
- delta sleep 5, record 1, English, delta%20sleep
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A state of deep usually dreamless sleep that occurs regularly during a normal period of sleep with intervening periods of REM [rapid eye movement] sleep and that is characterized by delta waves and a low level of autonomic physiological activity. 6, record 1, English, - slow%2Dwave%20sleep
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Together, NREM [non-rapid eye movement] sleep stages 3 and 4 are often known as slow wave sleep (SWS). 3, record 1, English, - slow%2Dwave%20sleep
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sommeil lent profond
1, record 1, French, sommeil%20lent%20profond
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- SLP 2, record 1, French, SLP
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le «sommeil lent» est ainsi appelé car il est caractérisé par un ralentissement et une augmentation d'amplitude progressive des ondes électriques corticales. [...] Les stades 1 et 2 du sommeil lent constituent le sommeil lent léger, et les stades 3 et 4 constituent le sommeil lent profond. 3, record 1, French, - sommeil%20lent%20profond
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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