Sleep cycle inits. Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep
2. (roentgen equivalent man) the dosage of ionizing radiation that will cause the same amount of injury to human tissue as 1 roentgen of X-rays

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CYCLE (noun)
1. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
2. the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)
CYCLE (verb)
1. ride a motorcycle
2. ride a bicycle
SLEEP (noun)
1. a period of time spent sleeping
2. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
SLEEP (verb)
1. be asleep
2. be able to accommodate for sleeping

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