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Muscle, Smooth, Vascular

Medical Definition: The nonstriated, involuntary muscle tissue of blood vessels.
Guide Notes: coord IM with specific vein or artery (NIM & then only if pertinent); /growth: coord with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; /embryol: coord with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent
Previously Indexed: Muscle, Smooth (1966-1979)
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Tunica Media - The middle coat of blood vessel walls, composed principally of thin, cylindrical, smooth muscle cells and elastic tissue. It accounts for the bulk of the wall of most arteries. The smooth muscle cells are arranged in circular layers around the vessel, and the thickness of the coat varies with the size of the vessel.

Muscle, Smooth, Vascular Medical Definitions and Terms

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