| Term Name: | smooth muscle cell |
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| Synonyms: | myocytes, smooth muscle, non-striated muscle cell, SMCs, smooth muscle fiber |
| Definition: | A non-striated, elongated, spindle-shaped cell found lining the digestive tract, uterus, and blood vessels. They develop from specialized myoblasts (smooth muscle myoblast). |
| Ontology: | Cell Ontology [CL:0000192] |