sudden or unexpected occurrence
1Sudden infant death syndrome — Classification and external resources ICD 10 R95 ICD 9 798.0 …
2Sudden — Sud den, n. An unexpected occurrence; a surprise. [1913 Webster] {All of a sudden}, {On a sudden}, {Of a sudden}, sooner than was expected; without the usual preparation; suddenly. [1913 Webster] How art thou lost! how on a sudden lost! Milton.… …
3sudden — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English sodain, from Anglo French sudain, from Latin subitaneus, from subitus sudden, from past participle of subire to come up, from sub up + ire to go more at sub , issue Date: 14th century 1. a. happening or… …
4Sudden cardiac death — Classification and external resources ICD 10 I46.1 eMedicine article/151907 …
5sudden — suddenly, adv. suddenness, n. /sud n/, adj. 1. happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without warning, or unexpectedly: a sudden attack. 2. occurring without transition from the previous form, state, etc.; abrupt: a sudden turn. 3. impetuous;… …
6All of a sudden — Sudden Sud den, n. An unexpected occurrence; a surprise. [1913 Webster] {All of a sudden}, {On a sudden}, {Of a sudden}, sooner than was expected; without the usual preparation; suddenly. [1913 Webster] How art thou lost! how on a sudden lost!… …
7Of a sudden — Sudden Sud den, n. An unexpected occurrence; a surprise. [1913 Webster] {All of a sudden}, {On a sudden}, {Of a sudden}, sooner than was expected; without the usual preparation; suddenly. [1913 Webster] How art thou lost! how on a sudden lost!… …
8On a sudden — Sudden Sud den, n. An unexpected occurrence; a surprise. [1913 Webster] {All of a sudden}, {On a sudden}, {Of a sudden}, sooner than was expected; without the usual preparation; suddenly. [1913 Webster] How art thou lost! how on a sudden lost!… …
9sudden emergency — An occurrence fraught with danger which is unexpected and occurs so abruptly as to be unnoticed before the peril is presented. Booth v Price, 183 Ark 975, 39 SW2d 717, 76 ALR 957 …
10emergency — [ē mʉr′jən sē, imʉr jən sē] n. pl. emergencies [orig. sense, emergence: see EMERGENCE] a sudden, generally unexpected occurrence or set of circumstances demanding immediate action adj. for use in case of sudden necessity [an emergency brake] SYN …
