SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sudden infant death syndrome mean? 

• SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (noun)
  The noun SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (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 ("sudden infant death syndrome" is a kind of...):

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

sleep apnea (apnea that occurs during sleep)

 Context examples 

Variation in the FEV gene may be associated with susceptibility to sudden infant death syndrome.

(FEV wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called SIDS and sudden infant death syndrome.

(Crib death, NCI Dictionary)

Defects in acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, which catalyzes the first step in beta-oxidation, appear to be involved in some cases of sudden infant death syndrome.

(Beta-Oxidation of Fatty Acids Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)