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Definitions: Whiplash |
WhiplashNoun1. An injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident). 2. A quick blow with a whip. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "whiplash" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1894. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Public Administration | Injury to the ligaments and vertebrae of the neck caused by sudden jerking back of the head, usually occurred in motor car accidents with abrupt deceleration-acceleration. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Whiplash consequences range from mild pain that disappears after a few days to severe disability caused by restricted head movement and persistent pain.
Diagnosing this pathology can at times be difficult, since it is often a subjective impression of the patient, who must answer questions about pain in movement by the doctor. No clear standard exist to diagnose whiplash, and doctors usually resort to using standard tables listing the possible range of motion of the human head - if a patient cannot achieve the full motion, it is probable that the reason is pain and/or injury caused by the whiplash.
A rising percentage of car accidents result in a refund claim based on whiplash. Partly it is due to increased awareness of the problem, but it is probable that the difficulty in diagnose this patology makes it easy to raise false claims.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Whiplash."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| WHIPS | English | Whiplash protection system | N/A |
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Synonyms: WhiplashSynonyms: lash (n), whip (n), whiplash injury (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Whiplash |
| English words defined with "whiplash": Flagelliform ♦ head restraint, headrest ♦ Layner ♦ whip, whiplash injury. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Whiplash (1961) | |
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Health | The NINDS conducts and supports research on trauma-related disorders such as whiplash. (references) | |
Generally, prognosis for individuals with whiplash is good. The neck and head pain clears within a few days or weeks. (references) | ||
Treatment for individuals with whiplash may include pain medications, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antidepressants, muscle relaxants, and a cervical collar (usually worn for 2 to 3 weeks). (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Whiplash" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 63.75% of the time. "Whiplash" is used about 80 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 63.75% | 51 | 47,619 |
| Noun (proper) | 30% | 24 | 71,196 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 5% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 1.25% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 80 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "whiplash": Whiplash Injuries ♦ whiplash injury ♦ whiplash shaken infant syndrome. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "whiplash"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | goditje kamzhiku, fije kamzhiku, dëmtim i zverkut. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | الجلاز السير المشدود في طرف السوط. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | удар (bang, bat, blow, buff, buffet, butt, chop, clash, clump, counter, cut, dint, go off, hit, impact, impingement, jab, jar, keystroke, knock, pass, pelt, percussion, push, rap, shake, shock, shy, smack, smash, strike, stroke, thrust, touch, turn, whack, wipe), връв на камшик. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 鞭打 (flog, Flogged, flogging, Scourged, Scourging, Whipped, Whipping, Whipt). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | hyperflexe krku, řemínek bièe, šlehnutí (cut, flick, lash, smack). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | whiplash, piskeslaglæsion. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | whiplash, zweepslagtrauma. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | هرچیزی شبیه شلاق , ضربه یاتکان شلاقی , شلاق زدن (Baste, Beat, Belabor, Belt, Cat, Horse, Horsewhip, Leather, Thong, Wallop, Welt, Whip), شلاق (Horsewhip, Lambaste, Lash, Scourge, Whip). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | piiskaniskuvamma. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | entorse bénigne du rachis, coup du lapin (whiplash effect), coup de lapin, coup de fouet (whipping), battage (chain whip). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Peitschenriemen (thong). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σύνδρομο αυχενικού τραυματισμού, λωρίο μάστιγοσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | צליפת השוט. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | traumatismo cervicale di contraccolpo (whiplash effect), colpo di frusta (flick), accesso (access, adit, admission, admittance, approach, attack, bout, entrance, entry, fit, spasm). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 鞭打ち症 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | むちうちしょう. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | iplashwhay golpe de chicote, correia do chicote. (various references) pleasnã. (various references) ремень кнута. (various references) povreda kičme zbog naglog pokreta glave. (various references) latigazo (lash). (various references) pisksnärt (thong, whipcord). (various references) omurga incinmesi (whiplash injury), kamçı ucu (lash), kırbaç ucu. (various references) ремінь батога. (various references) dây buộc đầu roi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "whiplash": whiplashes. (additional references) | |
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"Whiplash" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: wiplash. (additional references) | |
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| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "whiplash" (pronounced wi"pla'sh or hwi"pla'sh) |
| 3 | -l a' sh | backlash, backslash, eyelash. |
| 3 | -l a' sh | backlash, backslash, eyelash. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-h-h-i-l-p-s-w" | |
-2 letters: palish, phials, pilaws. | |
-3 letters: aphis, apish, hails, lapis, pails, pawls, phial, pilaw, plash, pshaw, shawl, spahi, spail, swail, wails, whaps, whips, whish, wisha. | |
-4 letters: ails, alps, awls, hahs, hail, haps, hash, hasp, haws, hila, hips, laps, lash, laws, lipa, lips, lisp, pail, pals, pash, pawl, paws, phis, pial, pias, pish, sail, salp, shah. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-h-h-i-l-p-s-w" | |
+2 letters: whiplashes. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)57 68 69 70 6C 61 73 68 |
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