What is a muscle which acts in opposition to another; as a flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it called?
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. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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