请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 smooth muscle
释义

smooth muscle


noun Anatomy.

involuntary muscle tissue in the walls of viscera and blood vessels, consisting of nonstriated, spindle-shaped cells.

Origin of smooth muscle

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby smooth muscle

smooth fox terrier, smoothhound, smoothie, smoothing circuit, smoothing iron, smooth muscle, smooth over, smooth sailing, smooth-shaven, smooth snake, smooth-spoken
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for smooth muscle

smooth muscle

noun

muscle that is capable of slow rhythmic involuntary contractions: occurs in the walls of the blood vessels, alimentary canal, etcCompare striped muscle

Word Origin for smooth muscle

so called because there is no cross-banding on the muscle
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for smooth muscle

smooth muscle

n.

Muscle tissue that contracts without voluntary control, having fine myofibrils but lacking transverse striations and found in the walls of internal organs, blood vessels, and hair follicles.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 14:43:16