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smooth muscle

smooth·muscle

uncommon

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)

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2.

muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope; has the form of thin layers or sheets

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