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单词 sudden infant death syndrome
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sudden infant death syndrome

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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. Abbreviation: SIDS
Also called crib death; especially British, cot death.

Origin of sudden infant death syndrome

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby sudden infant death syndrome

Sudbury, sudd, sudden, sudden adult death syndrome, sudden death, sudden infant death syndrome, suddenly, Sudeck's atrophy, Sudermann, Sudeten, Sudetenland
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British Dictionary definitions for sudden infant death syndrome

sudden infant death syndrome

noun

a technical term for cot death Abbreviation: SIDS
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

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.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Medical definitions for sudden infant death syndrome

sudden infant death syndrome
[ sŭdn ]

n.

A fatal syndrome affecting apparently healthy sleeping infants under a year old and that is characterized by a sudden cessation of breathing.crib death
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for sudden infant death syndrome

sudden infant death syndrome
[ sŭdn ]

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
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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