| 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 |
| crib death n. See sudden infant death syndrome. |
| sudden infant death syndrome n. Abbr. SIDS A fatal syndrome that affects sleeping infants under a year old, characterized by a sudden cessation of breathing and thought to be caused by a defect in the central nervous system. Also called crib death. |
crib death n.
See sudden infant death syndrome.
sudden infant death syndrome sud·den infant death syndrome (sŭd'n)
n.
Abbr. SIDS A fatal syndrome affecting apparently healthy sleeping infants under a year old and that is characterized by a sudden cessation of breathing. Also called crib death.
crib death  (krĭb) Pronunciation Key
See sudden infant death syndrome. |
| sudden infant death syndrome (sŭd'n) Pronunciation Key
A fatal condition that affects sleeping infants that are less than one year old and appear to be healthy. It is characterized by a sudden cessation of breathing and is thought to be caused by a defect in the central nervous system. Also called crib death, SIDS. |