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What does "antagonist" mean?

Antagonist: (Anat.) A muscle which acts in opposition to another; as a flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it.

Additional senses

  1. 2.(Med.) A medicine which opposes the action of another medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or tissues. See Adversary.
  2. 3.Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy.

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