| Term Name: | sudden infant death syndrome |
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| Synonyms: | Cot death, Crib death, SIDS, Sudden death of nonspecific cause in infancy |
| Definition: | A syndrome that is characterized by the sudden death of an infant that is not predicted by medical history and remains unexplained after a thorough forensic autopsy and detailed death scene investigation. |
| Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:9007] ( DOID:9007 ) |