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View synonyms for sudden infant death syndrome
sudden infant death syndrome
noun
, Pathology.
- death from the sudden cessation of breathing (apnea) of a seemingly healthy infant, almost always during sleep, sometimes traceable to a chronic oxygen deficiency. : SIDS
sudden infant death syndrome
sudden infant death syndrome
/ sŭd′n /
- 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
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of sudden infant death syndrome1
First recorded in 1970–75
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Example Sentences
She had also lost a child to sudden infant death syndrome three years earlier.
From Washington Post
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