smooth muscle
nounUK /smuːð ˈmʌsəl/
US /smuːð ˈmʌsəl/
Smooth muscle is a kind of muscle in your body that you cannot control, like the muscle in your stomach.
Smooth muscle helps push food through your intestines.
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2. Muscle tissue that is not under conscious control and has no visible stripes.
The doctor explained that smooth muscle lines the walls of blood vessels.
3. The muscle layer found inside hollow organs such as the bladder.
Smooth muscle in the bladder helps squeeze out urine.
4. A type of muscle that works automatically without you thinking about it.
Breathing involves smooth muscle in the airways.