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trigger point

noun

Definitions

  1. An event, arrangement, provocation, etc. that leads a certain, generally violent or…

    An event, arrangement, provocation, etc. that leads a certain, generally violent or angered, action to be taken.

    • The unbalanced terms of the treaty was a trigger point for the war.
    • Me wanting to spend time with other people is a big trigger point for him.

  2. A hyperirritable spot in the skeletal muscle

    A hyperirritable spot in the skeletal muscle; a point in tender muscle that tends to elicit pain upon pressure or touch. ᵂᵖ

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