Definition that contains smooth muscle
- hernia rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
- ans the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands
- antispasmodic a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles)
- herniation rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
- calcium-channel blocker any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction of the heart); has been used in the treatment of angina or arrhythmia or hypertension or migraine
- mesenchyme mesodermal tissue that forms connective tissue and blood and smooth muscles
- myometrium the smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus
- mecholyl parasympathomimetic drug (trademark Mecholyl) that stimulates secretions and smooth muscle activity
- alpha receptor receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles)
- autonomic nervous system the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands