| NOUN | body | antagonistic muscle | (physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another |
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| Meaning | (physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another. | |
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| Example | "the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles" | |
| Category | physiology | The branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms |
| Narrower | agonist | A muscle that contracts while another relaxes |
| antagonist | A muscle that relaxes while another contracts | |
| Broader | muscle, musculus | One of the contractile organs of the body |
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