cocontraction

cocontraction
co·con·trac·tion (ko-kən-trakґshən) simultaneous contraction of agonist and antagonist muscles; this may happen normally in certain circumstances or abnormally to cause stiffness in conditions such as cerebral palsy. Also written co-contraction.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • coactivation — noun a) Activation of two or more things together b) A process wherein RNA transcription is increased by a coactivator protein See Also: activation, coactivate, coactivity, cocontraction …   Wiktionary

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