SMOOTH MUSCLE
\smˈuːð mˈʌsə͡l], \smˈuːð mˈʌsəl], \s_m_ˈuː_ð m_ˈʌ_s_əl]\
Definitions of SMOOTH MUSCLE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
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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)
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muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope; has the form of thin layers or sheets
By Princeton University
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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)
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muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope; has the form of thin layers or sheets
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Unstriated and unstriped muscle, one of the muscles of the internal organs, blood vessels, hair follicles, etc. Contractile elements are elongated, usually spindle-shaped cells with centrally located nuclei. Smooth muscle fibers are bound together into sheets or bundles by reticular fibers and frequently elastic nets are also abundant. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
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