Qualitative Concept
triggered by
[ trig-erd bahy ]
Definitions related to triggered by:
  • (trigger) In medicine, a specific event that starts a process or that causes a particular outcome. For example, chemotherapy, painful treatments, or the smells, sounds, and sights that go with them may trigger anxiety and fear in a patient who has cancer. In allergies, exposure to mold, pollen or dust may trigger sneezing, watery eyes, and coughing.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (initiator) Something that sets into motion some course of events; a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A trigger is defined as an external factor that leads to the manifestation of a sign or symptom in a person with a susceptibility to developing that manifestation.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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