involuntary muscle

Noun

Meaning

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)

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

involuntary-muscle

Synonyms

smooth muscle beef elasticity sinew actin voluntary muscle smooth muscle tissue smooth muscular tissue ciliary muscle autonomic muscle non-striated muscle organ of the muscular system involuntary muscle tissue involuntary non-striated muscle non-striated muscle tissue

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Antonyms

skeletal muscle striated muscle voluntary muscle striated muscle tissue striped muscle voluntary muscle tissue

Hypernyms

muscle musculus

Hyponyms

myometrium musculus sphincter ani internus

Close letter words and terms

involuntary manslaughter involuntary movement involuntary movements involuntary muscle contraction involuntary muscle contractions involuntary muscle layer