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trigger_finger

trigger finger

English

Noun

trigger finger ‎(plural trigger fingers)

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

Translations

finger used to pull the trigger

Finnish: liipaisinsormi

Vietnamese: ngón tay bóp cò

forefinger — see forefinger

difficulty encountered in finger flexion or extension

Vietnamese: ngón tay bật, ngón tay cò súng

Derived terms

itchy trigger finger

References

Mayo Clinic Staff (2007-10-12), “Trigger finger”, in (Please provide the title of the work), Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, retrieved 2008-02-07