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Wet macular degeneration refers to the wearing out of the macula which sits on the surface at the centre of the retina. This degeneration of the macula is usually age-related and so it can also be known as age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Whiplash is a neck injury caused by trauma, usually as
a result of a vehicle accident, especially when the vehicle is hit from behind.
However, whiplash can also occur in other ways, such as falling from a bicycle
or a horse.
Whooping cough is a highly contagious cough, and is named after one of the primary symptoms of whooping cough, the whooping sound made on the inward breath after the cough.
A wound is a type of injury that
punctures the skin, or by sheer force causes a contusion.