Reference meaning
whiplash
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an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
Related source terms
whiplash injury
Other meanings
2. noun
a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
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