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noun
A muscle that is not controlled by individual volition, e.g., cardiac muscle and smooth muscle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
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)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: smooth muscle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: muscle, musculus
Narrower terms: myometrium, musculus sphincter ani internus
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