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TRIGGER FINGER

\tɹˈɪɡə fˈɪŋɡə], \tɹˈɪɡə fˈɪŋɡə], \t_ɹ_ˈɪ_ɡ_ə f_ˈɪ_ŋ_ɡ_ə]\

Definitions of TRIGGER FINGER

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Syn.: jerk f., snap f., spring f. A condition characterized by occasional obstruction to the flexion or extension of the f., followed by a sudden, jerky completion of the movement.
See under finger.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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