- nonstriated muscle
- nonstriated muscle n SMOOTH MUSCLE
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nonstriated involuntary muscle smooth m.
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nonstriated muscle
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nonstriated muscle — [nän΄strī′āt΄id] n. SMOOTH MUSCLE * * * … Universalium
nonstriated muscle — [nän΄strī′āt΄id] n. SMOOTH MUSCLE … English World dictionary
nonstriated muscle — noun : smooth muscle … Useful english dictionary
Nonstriated — Non*stri a*ted, a. (Nat. Hist.) Without striations; unstriped; as, nonstriated muscle fibers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Muscle — Mus cle (m[u^]s l), n. [F., fr. L. musculus a muscle, a little mouse, dim. of mus a mouse. See {Mouse}, and cf. sense 3 (below).] 1. (Anat.) (a) An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion. See Illust. of Muscles of the Human Body, in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Muscle curve — Muscle Mus cle (m[u^]s l), n. [F., fr. L. musculus a muscle, a little mouse, dim. of mus a mouse. See {Mouse}, and cf. sense 3 (below).] 1. (Anat.) (a) An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion. See Illust. of Muscles of the Human Body … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… … Universalium
Smooth muscle — One of the three types of muscle tissue in the body (skeletal, smooth, cardiac). Generally forms the supporting tissue of blood vessels and hollow internal organs such as the stomach, intestine, and bladder. So named because of the absence of… … Medical dictionary
Orbitalis muscle — Latin musculus orbitalis Gray s subject #227 1024 Origin Insertion … Wikipedia
