| circular layers of muscular tunics | The inner, circular layer of the smooth muscle of the muscular coat. Nomina Anatomica lists circular layers of muscular coats (stratum circulare tunicae muscularis...) of the following: 1) colon (... Coli ); 2) rectum (... Recti ); 3) small intestine (... Intestini tenuis ); 4) stomach (... Gastrici ). Synonym: stratum circulare tunicae muscularis gastricae, stratum circulare tunicae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mucosal tunics | <pathology> A mucous membrane or tunica mucosa. (18 Nov 1997) |
| muscular tunics | See: muscular coat. (05 Mar 2000) |
| longitudinal layers of muscular tunics | See: longitudinal layer of muscular coat. (05 Mar 2000) |