- the flexible striking part of a whip
- a sudden, severe bending and jolting of the neck, as in an auto accident, often causing injury to the neck muscles, vertebrae, etc.
whiplash
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whiplash
noun
- The lash of a whip.
- An injury to the cervical spine caused by an abrupt jerking motion of the head, either backward or forward.
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Noun
(plural whiplashes)
Verb
(third-person singular simple present whiplashes, present participle whiplashing, simple past and past participle whiplashed)
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whiplash - Medical Definition
n.
- The lash of a whip.
- An injury to the cervical spine caused by an abrupt jerking motion of the head, either backward or forward.
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