trigger finger

English

noun
Definitions
  • 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

Etymology

Compound from English trigger + English finger.

Origin

English

finger

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