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Definitions of trigger finger:

• an irritation of the digital sheath that surrounds the flexor tendons of the finger. When the tendon sheath becomes thickened or swollen it pinches the tendon and prevents it from gliding smoothly. In some cases, the tendon catches and then suddenly releases as though a trigger were released.
  www.luhs.org/health/topics/ortho/glossary.htm
• Tendons in the finger joints can swell due to overuse, “locking” the finger into a fixed position.
  www.whscc.nf.ca/ohs/glossary.htm
• Caused by a thickening of the tendon that bends the fingers, often experienced as swelling in the palm of the hand as the finger is moved.
  www.mpssociety.org/lib-glossary.html
• Trigger finger or trigger thumb is a type of stenosing tenosynovitis in which the sheath around a tendon in a thumb or finger becomes swollen and restricts the tendon's movement. Affected joints may become painful to straighten once bent, and may make a soft crackling sound when moved. It has sometimes been heard in ancient Egyptian culture that placing a greased, dung covered cow tumor over a trigger finger will cure it. This method was used in Egypt over 1000 years ago.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigger_finger

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