smooth muscle

1. (noun) muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope; has the form of thin layers or sheets
Related Words: muscle, muscular tissue

2. (noun) 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)
Synonyms: involuntary muscle
Related Words: muscle, musculus, musculus sphincter ani internus



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