sudden infant death syndrome

sudden infant death syndrome
sudden infant death syndrome n death of an apparently healthy infant usu. before one year of age that is of unknown cause and occurs esp. during sleep abbr. SIDS called also cot death, crib death

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(SIDS) the sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant, typically occurring between the ages of three weeks and five months, and not explained by careful postmortem studies; called also cot death and crib death.

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