Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation sudden infant death syndrome

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  • initialism medicine sudden infant death syndrome
  • initialism Small Island Developing States

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  • noun sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep

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Examples

  • The term SIDS is defined as the sudden death of an infant younger than one year of age that remains unexplained despite thorough medical investigation.

    Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems M.D. Richard Ferber 2006

  • The term SIDS is defined as the sudden death of an infant younger than one year of age that remains unexplained despite thorough medical investigation.

    Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems M.D. Richard Ferber 2006

  • And some are questioning whether the term SIDS remains relevant at all.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • And some are questioning whether the term SIDS remains relevant at all.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • But, Tackitt says, often the term SIDS comes up prematurely.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • But, Tackitt says, often the term SIDS comes up prematurely.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • In Baltimore, public health officials have replaced the term "SIDS" with these ABCs: Alone.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • In Baltimore, public health officials have replaced the term "SIDS" with these ABCs: Alone.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • Instead of the term SIDS, the certifiers used other terms, including "sudden infant death" and "sudden unexpected death in infancy."

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • Instead of the term SIDS, the certifiers used other terms, including "sudden infant death" and "sudden unexpected death in infancy."

    NPR Topics: News 2011

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