sudden infant death syndrome
sudden infant death syndrome
nounDefinition of SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME
: death of an apparently healthy infant usually before one year of age that is of unknown cause and occurs especially during sleep —abbreviation SIDS —called also crib death
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1970
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