Trigger

  • 81Trigger Happy TV — [Trigger Happy TV] a television programme developed by Dom Joly in which he and actors dressed as animals, etc. are filmed in the street and the reactions of the public are recorded with a hidden camera. It was first shown in Britain, then became …

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  • 82trigger [gene] action — trigger [gene] action. См. триггерное действие [гена]. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …

    Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • 83trigger actuation — trigger activation …

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  • 84trigger finger — n an abnormal condition in which flexion or extension of a finger may be momentarily obstructed by spasm followed by a snapping into place * * * an impairment in the ability to extend a finger, resulting either from a nodular thickening in the… …

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  • 85trigger-happy — adjective likely to use weapons or start an attack, especially when it is not necessary …

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  • 86trigger-happy — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ apt to fire a gun or take other drastic action on the slightest provocation …

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  • 87trigger-happy — ☆ trigger happy [trig′ərhap΄ē ] adj. [see HAPPY, adj. 4] 1. inclined to resort to force rashly or irresponsibly 2. ready to start a war at the slightest provocation; bellicose …

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  • 88Trigger point — Not to be confused with the Tender points , used for fibromyalgia diagnosis. Trigger points, also known as trigger sites or muscle knots, are described as hyperirritable spots in skeletal muscle that are associated with palpable nodules in taut… …

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  • 89Trigger (firearms) — For other uses, see Trigger (disambiguation). Trigger mechanism in a bolt action rifle. A trigger is a mechanism that actuates the firing sequence of a firearm. Triggers almost universally consist of levers or buttons actuated by the index finger …

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  • 90Trigger finger — For the Belgian band, see Triggerfinger. Trigger finger can also mean the finger which is used to operate the trigger of a gun or of a power tool. Trigger finger Classification and external resources ICD 10 M65.3 …

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