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whiplash injury

noun

med informal any injury to the neck resulting from a sudden thrusting forwards and snapping back of the unsupported headTechnical name: hyperextension-hyperflexion injury

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Words nearby whiplash injury

whip-cracker, whip graft, whip hand, whip in, whiplash, whiplash injury, whipped, whipper-in, whippersnapper, whippet, whipping
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Medical definitions for whiplash injury

whiplash injury

n.

A hyperextension-hyperflexion injury to the cervical spine caused by an abrupt jerking movement of the head, either in a backward or forward direction.
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