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muscle vs smooth muscle

smooth muscle vs muscle

muscle and smooth muscle both are nouns.

muscle is a verb but smooth muscle is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
muscle Yes No Yes No
smooth muscle Yes No No No
As nouns, smooth muscle is a hyponym of muscle; that is, smooth muscle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than muscle:
  • muscle: one of the contractile organs of the body
  • smooth muscle: a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart)
As nouns, smooth muscle is a hyponym of muscle; that is, smooth muscle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than muscle:
  • muscle: animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
  • smooth muscle: muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope; has the form of thin layers or sheets
Other hyponyms of muscle include striated muscle tissue, cardiac muscle, heart muscle.
muscle (noun) smooth muscle (noun)
possessing muscular strength a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart)
authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way) muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope; has the form of thin layers or sheets
one of the contractile organs of the body
animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
muscle (verb) smooth muscle (verb)
make one's way by force
Difference between muscle and smooth muscle

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