cot death

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cot death

n. Chiefly British

Sudden infant death syndrome.

cot death

(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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Noun

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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