Involuntary Muscle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

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SKIP TO CONTENT involuntary muscle /ɪnˌvɑlənˈtɛri ˌmʌsəl/ IPA guide

Other forms: involuntary muscles

Definitions of involuntary muscle

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) synonyms: smooth muscle see moresee less types: myometrium the smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus musculus sphincter ani internus an internal ring of smooth muscle formed by circular fibers of the rectum type of: muscle, musculus one of the contractile organs of the body

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