sudden infant death syndrome
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- noun
- /ˈsʌd.ən ˈɪn.fənt dɛθ ˈsɪn.droʊm/
- Specialized
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síndrome de muerte súbita del lactante
- Using experimental animal models, investigators have begun to examine the neurophysiologic mechanisms and pathophysiology of LPR, reflux-related laryngospasm, asthma, and sudden infant death syndrome.
- sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Examples
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According to the AAP, some American infant fatalities classified as "SIDS" (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) may actually be related to mold exposure.
Blog text (26) -
Detectives, Lucas died of sudden infant death syndrome.
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"Sudden infant death syndrome, yeah.
Fiction book (1991) -
Secondhand smoke exposure causes heart disease and lung cancer in adults, and sudden infant death syndrome and respiratory problems in children.
Blog text (3) -
Professor Fleming believes the protocol will ensure more robust and reliable investigations, and it could lead to a substantial reduction in the number of deaths from sudden infant death syndrome.
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Two campaigns are of significant note: (1) efforts to improve immunization rates for children, and (2) the reduction of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) by placing babies on their backs to sleep.
Academic text (2001) -
Some of the deaths that are officially labeled as accidents, child homicides, and sudden infant death syndrome probably could have been classified as cases of child abuse or neglect if more thorough investigations were conducted or if national standards existed for coding abuse on death certificates.
Academic text (2005) -
Secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) remains a major source of indoor air pollution worldwide, causing major health effects in children, including sudden infant death syndrome, lower respiratory tract infections, reduced lung growth, and behavioral problems.
Academic text (2012) -
Television programmes in the UK have drawn attention to the hypothesis that microbial generation of toxic gases from chemicals used as fire retardants in plastic cot mattress covers is a cause of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). 1, 2
Academic text (1995) -
To guard against sudden infant death syndrome, it's best to place the baby on her back to sleep.
Synonyms
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6.7
Sudden unexplained death of a healthy baby, usually during sleep
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5.7
A baby who seemed healthy dies suddenly, often during sleep
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7.4
A sudden unexpected death of a healthy baby while sleeping
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Sudden unexpected death of a healthy baby while sleeping
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
sudden + infant + death + syndrome
The meaning 'a medical syndrome involving the sudden and unexplained death of infants' is directly and transparently composed from 'sudden' + 'infant' + 'death' + 'syndrome', so a learner who knows each constituent can infer the concept (and recognize the abbreviation SIDS or the synonym 'cot death'). This is a conventional medical compound with clear, cross-linguistic parallels, making the overall sense readily derivable for learners.
Etymology
Sudden infant death syndrome comes from an older name, 'cot death', because babies were sometimes found dead in their cots while sleeping and no cause could be found. So, the phrase means the sudden, unexplained death of a baby during sleep.