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Antagonistic muscle Uncommon

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Noun
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(physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another

"the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles"

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
muscle
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
agonist antagonist
Rhyming Words
cle icle secle macle cycle sicle socle uncle zocle circle sarcle boucle surcle guncle mascle oracle acicle icicle nuncle muscle
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