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拮抗薬 (kikkouyaku) Japanese meaning: antagonist (drug) | Kotomora

拮きっ抗こう薬やく

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Meanings

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antagonist (drug)

Medical term for a drug that blocks or inhibits a biological receptor or physiological response.

この薬くすりはヒスタミン受じゅ容よう体たいの拮

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抗こう

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This drug acts as an antagonist of histamine receptors.

Kanji

拮be imminent
抗confront, resist, defy
薬medicine, chemical, enamel

Related words

作さ動どう薬やく
拮抗薬 blocks a receptor or response, while 作動薬 (agonist) activates it.

Built from

拮きっ抗こう+薬やく

Etymology

Compound of 拮抗 (きっこう, 'antagonism, rivalry') and 薬 (やく, 'drug, medicine'). The term is a modern medical coinage.