NOUN | state | whiplash injury, whiplash | an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident) |
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Meaning | An injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident). | |
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Synonym | whiplash | |
Broader | injury, hurt, harm, trauma | Any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. |
Spanish | desnucamiento, latigazo | |
Catalan | tralla |
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