what does antagonistic muscle mean?
ANTAGONISTIC MUSCLE as NOUN
- Meaning
- (physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another
Usage Example(s)
- the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles
Hypernyms(s) antagonistic muscle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
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