whiplash injury
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈwɪplæʃ ˈɪndʒəri/
- Specialized
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lesión por latigazo
- The first goal was to develop static testing procedures to evaluate the headrests' strength and usefulness in the prevention of whiplash injury.
- whiplash injury occurs
- reduce whiplash injury
Examples
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Strother and James found that rigid seat backs resulted in an increased risk of whiplash injuries.
Academic text (2000) -
Some injuries, such as a whiplash injury, may not seem like a serious injury until the next day, when the swelling sets in and the pain is very pronounced.
Blog text (20) -
There are approximately 3 million whiplash injuries sustained in the U.S. every year.
Blog text (4) -
It is also estimated that 45% of people who suffer from chronic neck pain do so as a result of a previous whiplash injury.
Blog text (4) -
Strother and James found that rigid seat backs resulted in increased incidence of whiplash injuries (18).
Academic text (2000) -
Patients cannot be included in the study if they have a history of stroke, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, smoking, or whiplash injury to the neck in the last 6 weeks.
Blog text (2) -
The tests showed that head torque at the occipital condyles, rather than neck shear or axial forces at the base of the skull, is the major factor causing whiplash injury.
Academic text (1996) -
A 1997 NHTSA study based upon National Accident Sampling System (NASS) data also indicates that in rear impacts, whiplash injuries occurred more frequently when seat backs maintained an upright position without permanent deformation (15).
Academic text (2000) -
A recent report supplies a framework for beginning to understand whiplash injury.
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There are approximately 3 million whiplash injuries sustained in the U.S. every year.
Synonyms
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1.4
Harm to the body caused by an accident or attack
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6.1
A neck injury from a sudden strong movement of the head
Antonyms
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Morphology
The phrase literally combines 'whiplash' (neck trauma from rapid acceleration/deceleration) with 'injury' (physical harm), so the meaning 'an injury caused by whiplash' is directly derivable from its parts. This noun + noun composition is compositional and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the MWE.
Etymology
Whiplash injury comes from the image of a whip snapping quickly. In a crash a person's head can be thrown forward and back just like that, so the phrase means 'an injury to the neck' caused by sudden head movement.