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Slow Wave — is a weekly dream based comic strip by Jesse Reklaw. It has been syndicated to alternative newspapers around the U.S. since 1995, and also appears online.DescriptionReklaw describes the strip as a collective dream diary authored by people from… … Wikipedia
Slow-wave sleep — (SWS), often referred to as deep sleep, consists of stages 3 and 4 of non rapid eye movement sleep, according to the Rechtschaffen Kales (R K) standard of 1968.[1] As of 2008, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has discontinued the use … Wikipedia
slow-wave sleep — slow′ wave′ sleep n. phl a recurrent period of deep sleep distinguished by the presence of slow brain waves and by very little dreaming Also called S sleep Compare REM sleep • Etymology: 1965–70 … From formal English to slang
slow-wave sleep — n a state of deep usu. dreamless sleep that occurs regularly during a normal period of sleep with intervening periods of REM sleep and that is characterized by delta waves and a low level of autonomic physiological activity called also non REM… … Medical dictionary
Slow wave potential — In neurobiology, a slow wave potential is a depolarization in a myocyte cell which does not cause a contraction or action potential. Slow wave potentials are unstable resting membrane potentials that continuously cycle through depolarization and… … Wikipedia
Slow wave threshold — In neurobiology, the slow wave threshold is the potential which must be reached before a slow wave can be propagated in smooth muscle. Slow waves cause no smooth muscle contraction. [ framed|A depiction of a slow wave, contraction and electrical… … Wikipedia
Slow-wave coupler — A slow wave coupler refers to a set of coupled microstrip lines in which there is a corrugation in the inner edges of the transmission lines where the coupling takes place. The objective is to equalize the even and the odd mode phase velocities… … Wikipedia
slow wave — Physiol. See delta wave. * * * … Universalium
slow wave — Physiol. See delta wave … Useful english dictionary
slow-wave sleep — /sloh wayv /, Physiol. a recurrent period of deep sleep, typically totaling five or six hours a night, distinguished by the presence of slow brain waves and by very little dreaming. Also called S sleep. Cf. REM sleep. [1965 70] * * * … Universalium
