Definition of Antagonism. Meaning of Antagonism. Synonyms of Antagonism

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Definition of Antagonism

Antagonism
Antagonism An*tag"o*nism, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to struggle against; ? against + ? to contend or struggle, ? contest: cf. F. antagonisme. See Agony.] Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles. Note: We speak of antagonism between two things, to or against a thing, and sometimes with a thing.

Meaning of Antagonism from wikipedia

- Look up antagonism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Antagonism may refer to: The characteristic of an antagonist Antagonism (chemistry), where the involvement...
- In phytopathology, antagonism refers to the action of any organism that suppresses or interferes with the normal growth and activity of a plant pathogen...
- receptor—without actually binding to the same receptor. Physiological antagonism describes the behavior of a substance that produces effects counteracting...
- other side. In some allied health disciplines, this is known as reflexive antagonism. The central nervous system sends a message to the agonist muscle to contract...
- Center-surround antagonism refers to antagonistic interactions between center and surround regions of the receptive fields of photoreceptor cells in the...
- is based on the receptor occupancy model. It narrows the definition of antagonism to consider only those compounds with opposing activities at a single...
- A serotonin antagonist, or serotonin receptor antagonist, is a drug used to inhibit the action of serotonin and serotonergic drugs at serotonin (5-HT)...
- lethal effects of heavy metals such as mercury or lead. In chemistry, antagonism is a phenomenon wherein two or more agents in combination have an overall...
- Calcium channel blockers (CCB), calcium channel antagonists or calcium antagonists are a group of medications that disrupt the movement of calcium (Ca2+...
- Intraspecific antagonism means a disharmonious or antagonistic interaction between two individuals of the same species. As such, it could be a sociological...