Definition of smooth muscle Smooth muscle

smooth mus•cle

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What does smooth muscle mean?

WordNet

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Noun

smooth muscle - a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart)
  involuntary muscle
  musculus, muscle authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way); "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"
  myometrium the smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus
smooth muscle - muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope; has the form of thin layers or sheets
  muscular tissue, muscle authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way); "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"
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  • smooth muscle (Noun)
    involuntary Involuntary muscle which is found within the intestines, throat, uterus, and blood vessel walls.

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