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
- methacholine parasympathomimetic drug (trademark Mecholyl) that stimulates secretions and smooth muscle activity
- alpha-adrenergic 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)
- musculus sphincter ductus pancreatici the smooth muscle sphincter of the main pancreatic duct
- pupillary sphincter a ring of smooth muscle surrounding the iris
- kavrin an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive
- prostaglandin a potent substance that acts like a hormone and is found in many bodily tissues (and especially in semen); produced in response to trauma and may affect blood pressure and metabolism and smooth muscle activity