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COT DEATH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cot death mean? 

COT DEATH (noun)
  The noun COT DEATH has 1 sense:

1. sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleepplay

  Familiarity information: COT DEATH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COT DEATH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

cot death; crib death; infant death; SIDS; sudden infant death syndrome

Hypernyms ("cot death" is a kind of...):

death (the absence of life or state of being dead)

sleep apnea (apnea that occurs during sleep)


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