narcotic agonist definition
Three types of opioids are classified by the effect that they have on the mu receptors on cells. They are the full agonist, the partial agonist and the antagonist. As used here, an agonist is something that stimulates or produces an effect. Agonist is derived from the Late Latin agnista which means contender which is derived from the Greek agonists which also means contestant which came from agon which means contest.