SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME


Meaning of SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME in English

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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .