Meanings
nouninvoluntary muscle (countable and uncountable, plural involuntary muscles)
plural involuntary muscles
- countableuncountableanatomyA muscle that is not controlled by individual volition, e.g., cardiac muscle and smooth muscle.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna 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)
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 不隨意肌 /不随意肌
- 不隨意肌 /不随意肌 (bùsuíyìjī)involuntary muscle
Dutch onwillekeurige spier
- onwillekeurige spierinvoluntary muscle
Finnish tahdosta riippumaton lihas
- tahdosta riippumaton lihasinvoluntary muscle
French muscle involontaire
- muscle involontaireinvoluntary muscle
Māori auau aunoa
- auau aunoainvoluntary muscle
Polish mięsień niepodległy woli
- mięsień niepodległy woliinvoluntary muscle
Romanian mușchi involuntar, mușchi necomandabil
- mușchi involuntarinvoluntary muscle
- mușchi necomandabilinvoluntary muscle
Turkish istemsiz kas
- istemsiz kasinvoluntary muscle
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APA
involuntary muscle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/involuntary%20muscle
MLA
“involuntary muscle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/involuntary%20muscle. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “involuntary muscle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/involuntary%20muscle.
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