old term for smooth muscle
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
involuntary muscle; (old term for) smooth muscle
archaicAn anatomical term, now largely replaced by '平滑肌'. Found in older medical texts and some educational contexts.
Zài在
zǎo早
qī期
de的
shēng生
lǐ理
xué学
jiào教
kē科
shū书
zhōng中
，
nèi内
zàng脏
de的
jī肌
ròu肉
cháng常
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
bù不
suí随
yì意
jī肌
。
In early physiology textbooks, the muscles of the viscera were often called involuntary muscles.
Bù不
suí随
yì意
jī肌
zhè这
gè个
shù术
yǔ语
xiàn现
yǐ已
hěn很
shǎo少
shǐ使
yòng用
，
xiàn现
dài代
yī医
xué学
duō多
yòng用
‘‘
píng平
huá滑
jī肌
’
。
The term 'involuntary muscle' is now rarely used; modern medicine prefers 'smooth muscle'.