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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Whiplash injury

/wĭp'-lăshˌ ĭn'-jẽr-ē/ · Whip·lash· in·ju·ry · IPA
01 n. an injury to the neck caused by the sudden motion of the head backward and forward, as occurs to the occupants of a vehicle hit from behind…
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    an injury to the neck caused by the sudden motion of the head backward and forward, as occurs to the occupants of a vehicle hit from behind by another vehicle.