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Smooth muscle   /smuð mˈəsəl/   Listen
Smooth muscle

noun
1.
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).  Synonym: involuntary muscle.
2.
Muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope; has the form of thin layers or sheets.



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Words linked to "Smooth muscle" :   involuntary muscle, smooth muscle cell, musculus sphincter ani internus, myometrium, musculus, muscle, muscular tissue



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