ALL meanings of sudden infant death syndrome
sud·den in·fant death syn·drome
S s - noun sudden infant death syndrome 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. 1
- noun sudden infant death syndrome SIDS: cot death 1
- noun sudden infant death syndrome the sudden death, of unknown cause, of an apparently healthy infant, usually during sleep 0