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antagonist

an·ta·go·nist

UK/ænˈtæɡənɪst/ US/ænˈtæɡənɪst/ common

noun

1.
2.

a muscle that relaxes while another contracts

  • “when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist”
3.

a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug

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Origin

From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”).

Phrases

  • receptor antagonist

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