agoniste
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ɡɔ.nist/
Noun
agoniste m (plural agonistes)
- (anatomy, physiology) agonist (muscle that contracts while the other relaxes)
- Antonym: antagoniste
Adjective
agoniste (plural agonistes)
- (anatomy, physiology) agonistic, synergistic
- Synonym: synergique
- Antonym: antagoniste
- le muscle agoniste ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Related terms
Further reading
- “agoniste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
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