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smooth muscle
noun
, Anatomy.
- involuntary muscle tissue in the walls of viscera and blood vessels, consisting of nonstriated, spindle-shaped cells.
smooth muscle
noun
- muscle that is capable of slow rhythmic involuntary contractions: occurs in the walls of the blood vessels, alimentary canal, etc Compare striped muscle
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Word History and Origins
Origin of smooth muscle1
First recorded in 1885–90
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Word History and Origins
Origin of smooth muscle1
so called because there is no cross-banding on the muscle
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Example Sentences
Both cardiac and smooth muscles are involuntary, meaning we can’t tell them to tense or relax.
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Besides these places where smooth muscle is found there are some in the eye.
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Smooth muscle has the duty of operating the internal organs.
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Smooth muscle does not have to be so highly developed, then, as is skeletal.
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The orbital capsule of the eye (smooth muscle) propels the eye-ball forward.
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They are known to occur also in smooth muscle-fibre, in cartilage cells, in connective-tissue cells, and in some nerve-cells.
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