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Definition of smooth muscle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

smooth muscle

noun

/ˌsmuːð ˈmʌsl/

/ˌsmuːð ˈmʌsl/

[uncountable] (anatomy)

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the type of muscle found in the organs inside the body, that is not under conscious control

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