Rectus Definition

rĕktəs
recti
noun
Any of various straight muscles, as of the eye, neck, or thigh.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Rectus

Noun

Singular:
rectus
Plural:
recti-

Origin of Rectus

  • New Latin (mūsculus) rēctus from Latin straight (muscle) rectum

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the Latin phrase "(musculus) rectus", or "a straight (muscle)".

    From Wiktionary

  • Rectus therefore means straight in Latin.

    From Wiktionary

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