whiplash injury

Definitions

Cars & Driving

• noun a neck injury resulting from a violent forward and backward jerking of the head, as in a vehicle collision

Medical

• noun an injury to the vertebrae in the neck, caused when the head jerks backwards, often occurring in a car that is struck from behind

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Contexts for “whiplash injury”

2 definitions in context
• Cars & Driving
• Medical