Body Location or Region
trigger point
trig·ger point
Subclass of:
Body Regions
Definitions related to trigger point:
  • A tender area that, when stimulated, also elicits pain elsewhere in the body.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Discrete spots in taut bands of muscle that produce local and referred pain when muscle bands are compressed.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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