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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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But the findings are a promising contribution to scientists’ understanding of SIDS, the leading cause of death for infants between 1 month and 1 year of age, giving researchers an important new line of inquiry.

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

They had begun by studying SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome, and had theorized that it might be caused by the infants literally being unable to breathe while they slept.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2023

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

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023

"Hopefully we can identify more and more of these pieces of the pie to get the full picture of the heterogeneous nature of SIDS," she said.

From Salon • May 25, 2023

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