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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.
Both are supplied by the abducens nerve, together with the rectus externus muscle.
The rectus sheath or external oblique aponeurosis was clearly exposed around the circumference of the defect.
Associated soft tissue defects were repaired using radial forearm (n = 22) or rectus abdominis (n= 5) free flaps.
In 3 patients the ipsilateral lateral rectus was also recessed.
Above it was noted that the English word " right " is derived from the Latin rectus meaning straight.
