trigger finger

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English

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Etymology

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From trigger +‎ finger.

Noun

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trigger finger (plural trigger fingers)

  1. a finger used in pulling the trigger of a firearm
  2. the forefinger
  3. (medicine) difficulty encountered in finger flexion or extension caused by the narrowing of the sheath that surrounds that finger's tendon

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References

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  • Mayo Clinic Staff (2007 October 12) “Trigger finger”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, retrieved 2008-02-07