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hide-and-die syndrome

hide-and-die syndrome noun: an apparent self-protective behaviour in the final stages of hypothermia, during which the afflicted enters a small enclosed space.

Noun

hide-and-die syndrome (uncountable)

  1. An apparent self-protective behaviour in the final stages of hypothermia, during which the afflicted enters a small enclosed space.

Synonyms of hide-and-die syndrome

Questions about hide-and-die syndrome

What does hide-and-die syndrome mean?
Hide-and-die syndrome means an apparent self-protective behaviour in the final stages of hypothermia, during which the afflicted enters a small enclosed space.
What part of speech is hide-and-die syndrome?
Hide-and-die syndrome is a noun.

Words near hide-and-die syndrome in the dictionary

  1. hide-a-beds
  2. hide-a-key
  3. hide-a-keys
  4. hide-all
  5. hide-and-coop
  6. hide-and-die syndrome
  7. hide-and-go-seek
  8. hide-and-seek
  9. hide-bound
  10. hide-hole
  11. hide-holes

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