antagonistic muscle 1
noundomain: body part
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
(physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another
Examples
- 1.the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles
Hypernym
muscle 1
noun
one of the contractile organs of the body
Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC
physiology 1
noun
the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
EnglishHyponym
agonist 3
noun
a muscle that contracts while another relaxes
antagonist 2
noun
a muscle that relaxes while another contracts
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
physiology 1
noun
the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
