Meanings
nounsmooth muscle (countable and uncountable, plural smooth muscles)
plural smooth muscles
- countableuncountableanatomyInvoluntary muscle which is found within the intestines, throat, uterus, and blood vessel walls.
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 平滑肌
- 平滑肌 (pínghuájī)involuntary muscle
Finnish sileä lihaskudos
- sileä lihaskudosinvoluntary muscle
French muscle lisse
- muscle lisseinvoluntary muscle
German glatte Muskulatur
- glatte Muskulaturinvoluntary muscle
Hindi चिकनी मांसपेशी, अरेखित मांसपेशी
- चिकनी मांसपेशी (ciknī mānspeśī)involuntary muscle
- अरेखित मांसपेशी (arekhit mānspeśī)involuntary muscle
- अनैच्छिक मांसपेशी (anaicchik mānspeśī)involuntary muscle
Hungarian simaizom
- simaizominvoluntary muscle
Indonesian otot polos
- otot polosinvoluntary muscle
Italian muscolo liscio
- muscolo liscioinvoluntary muscle
Malay otot licin
- otot licininvoluntary muscle
Polish mięsień gładki
- mięsień gładkiinvoluntary muscle
Portuguese músculo liso
- músculo lisoinvoluntary muscle
Romanian mușchi neted
- mușchi netedinvoluntary muscle
Russian гла́дкая мы́шца
- гла́дкая мы́шца (gládkaja mýšca)involuntary muscle
Thai กล้ามเนื้อเรียบ
- กล้ามเนื้อเรียบ (glâam-nʉ́ʉa-rîiap)involuntary muscle
Welsh cyhyr llyfn
- cyhyr llyfninvoluntary muscle
Cite this entry
APA
smooth muscle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smooth%20muscle
MLA
“smooth muscle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smooth%20muscle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smooth muscle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smooth%20muscle.
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