Usually means: Deep, restorative, non-REM sleep.
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General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. slow-wave sleep: Merriam-Webster
  2. slow-wave sleep: Infoplease Dictionary
  3. slow-wave sleep: Dictionary.com
  4. Slow-wave sleep: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. slow-wave sleep: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. slow-wave sleep: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Slow-wave sleep: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  3. Slow-wave sleep, Slow-wave sleep: Drug Medical Dictionary

Definitions from Wikipedia (Slow-wave sleep)

noun:  Slow-wave sleep, often referred to as deep sleep, is the third stage of non-rapid eye movement sleep, where electroencephalography activity is characterised by slow delta waves.

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