smooth muscle muscular coat 2010-10-08T09:39:50Z An outer layer of smooth muscle surrounding a hollow or tubular organ as the bladder, esophagus, large intestine, small intestine, stomach, ureter, uterus, and vagina that often consists of an inner layer of circular fibers serving to narrow the lumen of the organ and an outer layer of longitudinal fibers serving to shorten its length. BTO:0004838 BrendaTissueOBO mgr muscularis externa tunica externa tunica muscularis