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Swedish
Etymology
Compound of dröm (“dream”) + sömn (“sleep”).
Noun
drömsömn c
- A sleep where one dream; or specifically the stage within called REM sleep.
- Synonym: REM-sömn
1864 February 9, Albertina von H., “Ett opåräknadt svar. Bidrag till psykografens annaler. [An uncalculated answer. Contribution to the annals of the psychographer.]”, in Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning, page 3:I allt hvad som angick det materiella lifvet vegeterade hon endast, och ingen tanke utom den på honom förmådde rycka henne ur sin vakna drömsömn.- In all that concerned material life she only vegetated, and no thought but that of him was able to rouse her from her waking dream-sleep.
1918 September 8, Svenska Dagbladet, page 16:[…] koffertlock då hon kröp ned i sin lilla säng och tryckte dockan i sins armar innan hon föll i en ljuvlig drömsömn […]- trunk lid as she crawled into her little bed and cradled the doll in her arms before falling into a sweet dream sleep
2016 November 29, Maria Carling, “Nyckeln till god natt: Mata hjärnans dygnsdirigent [The key to a good night: Feed the brain's circadian conductor]”, in Svenska Dagbladet:Den fångar de viktiga ljusimpulserna, styr många hormonella processer och skickar signaler som säger ”nu är det dags att vara vaken”, ”nu ska du sova” eller ”nu när kroppstemperaturen är som lägst är det dags för mer drömsömn”.- It captures the important light impulses, controls many hormonal processes and sends signals that say "now it's time to be awake", "now you should sleep" or "now that the body temperature is at its lowest, it's time for more REM sleep".
2023 July 26, Måns Debels, 0:35 from the start, in Här sprutar bläckfisken Costello bläck i sömnen – forskarna tror han har en mardröm [Here the octopus Costello squirts ink in his sleep - the researchers think he is having a nightmare], SVT Nyheter:Flera studier har gjorts på bläckfiskar när de sover, där man noterat ryckningar i ögonen och hudförändringar, vilket tolkas som en typ av drömsömn.- Several studies have been done on octopuses when they sleep, where twitching of the eyes and skin changes have been noted, which are interpreted as a type of REM sleep.
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