SIDS
Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007752
A disorder marked by the sudden and unexpected death of a healthy child who is younger than one year old, usually during sleep. The cause of SIDS is not known. Also called crib death and sudden infant death syndrome.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-007752 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| Expansions | crib death; sudden infant death syndrome |
| References | NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
Record as JSON
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"definition": "A disorder marked by the sudden and unexpected death of a healthy child who is younger than one year old, usually during sleep. The cause of SIDS is not known. Also called crib death and sudden infant death syndrome.",
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"crib death",
"sudden infant death syndrome"
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