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cot death

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cot death
n. Chiefly British
Sudden infant death syndrome.
cot death
n
(Medicine / Pathology) the unexplained sudden death of an infant during sleep Technical name sudden infant death syndrome Also called (US and Canadian) crib death
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Noun1.cot death - sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep
crib death, infant death, SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome
death - the absence of life or state of being dead; "he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"
sleep apnea - apnea that occurs during sleep
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cot death
n (Brit) → Krippentod m, → plötzlicher Kindstod


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