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agonist
1. A muscle whose contraction is counter acted by the opposite movement of another muscle, the antagonist.
2. A contender for prizes.
3. A person engaged in a contest or struggle; a protagonist.
4. In physiology, a muscle whose contraction is directly responsible for the movement of a part of the body.
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