- sudden infant death syndrome
- sudden infant death syndromen.the sudden death, of unknown cause, of an apparently healthy infant, usually during sleep
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Sudden infant death syndrome — Classification and external resources ICD 10 R95 ICD 9 798.0 … Wikipedia
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 * * * see cot death * * * … Medical dictionary
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome — Sudden .Infant Death .Syndrome n [U] SIDS technical when a baby stops breathing and dies while it is sleeping, for no known reason American Equivalent: crib deathBritish Equivalent: cot death … Dictionary of contemporary English
sudden infant death syndrome — sudden infant death ,syndrome noun uncount SIDS: CRIB DEATH … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Sudden infant death syndrome — [sʌdn ɪnfənt deθ sɪndrəʊm, englisch], der plötzliche Kindstod … Universal-Lexikon
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 R95 Plötzlicher Kindstod … Deutsch Wikipedia
sudden infant death syndrome — Pathol. death from the sudden cessation of breathing (apnea) of a seemingly healthy infant, almost always during sleep, sometimes traceable to a chronic oxygen deficiency. Abbr.: SIDS Also called crib death; esp. Brit., cot death. [1970 75] * * * … Universalium
sudden infant death syndrome — noun sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep • Syn: ↑SIDS, ↑infant death, ↑crib death, ↑cot death • Hypernyms: ↑death, ↑sleep apnea * * * noun [noncount] technical … Useful english dictionary
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome — crib death, syndrome in which healthy infants die from unknown causes (usually during sleep) , SIDS … English contemporary dictionary
Sudden antenatal death syndrome — or SADS, is a term used to describe the sudden death of a fetus when the cause cannot be explained. [http://www.stillnomore.org/facts.htm Surprising Facts about S.A.D.S ] ] There are approximately 30,000 cases each year in the United States.… … Wikipedia
