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rectus

[ rek-tuhs ]

noun

Anatomy.
plural recti
  1. any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.


rectus

/ ˈ°ùÉ›°ì³ÙÉ™²õ /

noun

  1. anatomy a straight muscle, esp either of two muscles of the anterior abdominal wall ( rectus abdominis )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rectus1

1695–1705; < New Latin °ùŧ³¦³Ù³Ü²õ ( musculus ) straight (muscle)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rectus1

C18: from New Latin rectus musculus
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The researchers call transients Orcinus rectipinnus, noting that, in Latin, “recti means right or upright, and pinna means fin, feather, or wing, most likely referring to the tall erect dorsal fin of males.â€

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The diagnosis was a low-grade lesion of the rectus femoris muscle and the end of his season.

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My hands, the thin skin below my eyes, the rectus femoris muscles that connect hips to knees.

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Lakers: James and Davis were listed on the team’s injury report as probable — James with rectus abdominis strain; Davis with a left thumb sprain — but both played.

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She is still struggling with a severe case of diastasis recti, which is the separation of the abdominal muscles and affects her core strength.

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