- Â Â Â muscular coat of stomach
- tunica muscularis gastrica.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
   muscular coat of stomach
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stratum circulare tunicae muscularis gastricae — [TA] circular layer of muscular coat of stomach: the layer of circularly coursing fibers in the muscular coat (tunica muscularis) of the stomach. Layers (strata) of the muscular coat of the stomach (stratum circulare tunicae muscularis gastricae) … Medical dictionary
