Medical Dictionary
trigger point
noun
Medical Definition of TRIGGER POINT
: a sensitive area of the body which when stimulated gives rise to a reaction elsewhere in the body; especially : a localized usually tender or painful area of the body and especially of a muscle that when stimulated gives rise to pain elsewhere in the body—called also trigger area, trigger zone
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