sudden infant death syndrome

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nounPathology.
  1. death from the sudden cessation of breathing (apnea) of a seemingly healthy infant, almost always during sleep, sometimes traceable to a chronic oxygen deficiency. Abbreviation: SIDS

Origin of sudden infant death syndrome

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First recorded in 1970–75

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British Dictionary definitions for sudden infant death syndrome

sudden infant death syndrome

noun
  1. a technical term for cot death Abbreviation: SIDS

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Scientific definitions for sudden infant death syndrome

sudden infant death syndrome

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  1. A fatal condition that affects sleeping infants that are less than one year old and appear to be healthy. It is characterized by a sudden cessation of breathing and is thought to be caused by a defect in the central nervous system. Also called crib death SIDS

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Cultural definitions for sudden infant death syndrome

sudden infant death syndrome

Also called crib death, the deaths of sleeping infants less than a year old for unexplained reasons.

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