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Definition Page for DrumLib's Health Research Review:
Aggregation (ag-reh-GAY-shun)
SYN: Agglomeration (ah-glom-er-AA-shun)
A mass or cluster of substances.
SEE: Aggregation
(Taber's)
Agonist (AG-on-ist)
A drug that stimulates the beta receptors
is called a beta agonist. A drug with the opposite action (blocking the receptors and
preventing stimulation) would be called an antagonist.
These terms are also used in when speaking about muscles. For example, when you lift your
arm and "make a muscle" the biceps contracts and the triceps must relax. The
biceps is called the agonist and the triceps is called the antagonist.
SEE: Agonist (Taber's)