Engelsk navneord: smooth muscle |
1. | smooth muscle (i anatomi) 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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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | involuntary muscle |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | muscle, musculus |
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| Mere specifikke termer | musculus sphincter ani internus, myometrium |
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2. | smooth muscle (i anatomi) muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope; has the form of thin layers or sheets |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | muscle, muscular tissue |
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| Omfatter disse specifikke termer | smooth muscle cell |
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