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- noun Sudden infant death syndrome.
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- noun pathology, UK The unexplained death of a baby, usually while sleeping.
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- noun sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep
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The term cot death is often used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, India, South Africa and New Zealand.
August 5, 2016