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Descriptor English:   Trigger Points 
Descriptor Spanish:   Puntos Disparadores 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Pontos-Gatilho 
Synonyms English:   Area, Trigger
Areas, Trigger
Point, Trigger
Points, Trigger
Trigger Area
Trigger Areas
Trigger Point  
Tree Number:   A01.947
Definition English:   Discrete spots in taut bands of muscle that produce local and referred pain when muscle bands are compressed. 
Indexing Annotation English:   for trigger point injections, coordinate with INJECTIONS or specifics
See Related English:   Acupuncture Points
 
History Note English:   2012 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology GD growth & development
IN injuries IR innervation
MI microbiology PS parasitology
PA pathology PH physiology
PP physiopathology RE radiation effects
SU surgery VI virology
Record Number:   54413 
Unique Identifier:   D061028 

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