Cell
smooth muscle cell
smooth mus·cle cell
Subclass of:
Muscle Cells
Definitions related to myocytes, smooth muscle:
  • (smooth muscle cell) An elongated spindle-shaped contractile cell, peculiar to an involuntary muscle, containing a single nucleus and longitudinally arranged myofibrils.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (smooth muscle cell) Muscle cell which has as its direct parts myofilaments attached to cytoplasmic dense bodies.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • Non-striated, elongated, spindle-shaped cells found lining the digestive tract, uterus, and blood vessels. They are derived from specialized myoblasts (MYOBLASTS, SMOOTH MUSCLE).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (smooth muscle contractile fiber) The contractile fiber of smooth muscle cells.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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