floppy baby syndrome
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Related to floppy baby syndrome: cerebral palsy, floppy infant syndrome
floppy baby syndrome
Colloquial term for an abnormally limp posture in an infant lying prone due to an inability to maintain flexed ligaments or muscles. Also called "floppy infant syndrome." We were only made aware of our child's spinal muscular atrophy when she began showing signs of floppy baby syndrome.
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