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Noun: sudden infant death syndrome
  1. Sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep
    "The tragedy of sudden infant death syndrome led to new safety guidelines for infant sleep";
    - SIDS, infant death, crib death [N. Amer], cot death [Brit]

Type of: death, sleep apnea

Encyclopedia: Sudden infant death syndrome