Definition of rectus Rectus

rec•tus

We found 5 definitions of rectus from 5 different sources.

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What does rectus mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: recti

rectus - any of various straight muscles
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  • rectus (Noun)
    Any of several straight muscles in various parts of the body, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye etc.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • rectus (n.)
    A straight muscle; as, the recti of the eye.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • rectus
    rek′tus, n. a muscle so called from the straightness of its course:—pl. Rec′ti

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  • rectus, noun, singular of recti.

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