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SIDS

American  

SIDS British  

abbreviation

  1. sudden infant death syndrome See cot death

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

SIDS Scientific  
/ sĭdz /

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For decades, scientists have been trying to figure out what causes SIDS, the sudden and unexplained death of an otherwise healthy infant before their first birthday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2024

Although SIDS, as the syndrome became known, was the leading killer of infants less than a year old, its cause was unknown.

From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2023

SIDS: At the U.N., this stands for some 39 “small island developing states.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2023

They found that in babies that died from SIDS, this radioactive psychedelic had a different behavior compared to controls.

From Salon ● May 25, 2023

Some went as far to say "they found the cure for SIDS."

From Salon ● May 25, 2023

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