Pathologic Function
sudden death Audio
sud·den death
Subclass of:
Cessation of life
Definitions related to sudden death:
  • An unexpected death without warning.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Rapid and unexpected death.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • (death, sudden) The abrupt cessation of all vital bodily functions, manifested by the permanent loss of total cerebral, respiratory, and cardiovascular functions.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (sudden death nos) An unexpected death that cannot be attributed to a CTCAE term associated with Grade 5.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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