trigger area
[ trĭg′ər ]
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n.
A point or circumscribed area that when irritated or stimulated will give rise to physiological or pathological change elsewhere.
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Words nearby trigger area
trigeminy, trigeneration, Trigère, trig function, trigger, trigger area, triggered, triggered activity, trigger finger, triggerfish, trigger-happy
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