trigger finger

English

Etymology

compound trigger + finger

Noun

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

Translations

finger used to pull the trigger
forefinger — see forefinger

Derived terms

References

  • Mayo Clinic Staff (2007-10-12), "Trigger finger", Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. URL accessed on 2008-02-07.

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