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shaken baby syndrome

shaken baby syndrome noun: a trauma on the head that occurs when a child is violently shaken, creating a whiplash-type motion that causes acceleration-deceleration injuries, often without external signs of trauma.

Noun

shaken baby syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural shaken baby syndromes)

  1. A trauma on the head that occurs when a child is violently shaken, creating a whiplash-type motion that causes acceleration-deceleration injuries, often without external signs of trauma.

Synonyms of shaken baby syndrome

Forms of shaken baby syndrome

pluralshaken baby syndromes

Questions about shaken baby syndrome

What does shaken baby syndrome mean?
Shaken baby syndrome means a trauma on the head that occurs when a child is violently shaken, creating a whiplash-type motion that causes acceleration-deceleration injuries, often without external signs of trauma.
What part of speech is shaken baby syndrome?
Shaken baby syndrome is a noun.
What is the plural of shaken baby syndrome?
The plural of shaken baby syndrome is shaken baby syndromes.

Words near shaken baby syndrome in the dictionary

  1. shakeholes
  2. shakemap
  3. shakemaps
  4. shaken
  5. shaken a leg
  6. shaken baby syndrome
  7. shaken baby syndromes
  8. shaken down
  9. shaken hands
  10. shaken in one's boots
  11. shaken in one's shoes

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