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乳幼児突然死症候群 (にゅうようじとつぜんししょうこうぐん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

乳にゅう幼よう児じ突とつ然ぜん死し症しょう候こう群ぐん

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Meanings

noun

sudden infant death syndrome; SIDS; cot death; crib death

medicine›

Medical term for the sudden, unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant, usually during sleep. Often abbreviated as SIDS in English contexts.

にゅう

幼よう

児じ

突とつ

然ぜん

死し

症しょう

候こう

群ぐん

の

予よ

防ぼう

に

は

、

赤あか

ちゃん

を

仰あお

向む

け

に

寝ね

かせる

こと

が

推すい

奨しょう

さ

れ

て

い

ます

。

To prevent sudden infant death syndrome, it is recommended to place babies on their backs to sleep.

この研けん究きゅうは、乳にゅう幼よう児じ突とつ然ぜん死し症しょう候こう群ぐんのリスク要よう因いんを調ちょう査さしています。

This study investigates risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome.

Kanji

乳milk, breasts
幼infancy, childhood
児newborn babe, child, young of animals
突stab, protruding, thrust
然sort of thing, so, if so
死death, die
症symptoms, illness
候climate, season, weather
群flock, group, crowd

Related words

突とつ然ぜん死し
Refers to sudden death in general, not specific to infants.
乳にゅう幼よう児じ
Means 'infants and young children'; the target term specifically applies to this age group.

Built from

乳にゅう幼よう児じ+突とつ然ぜん死し+

Etymology

Compound of 乳幼児 (infants and young children), 突然死 (sudden death), and 症候群 (syndrome). A direct translation of the English medical term 'sudden infant death syndrome'.

症しょう候こう群ぐん