RECTI

RECTUS

rectus

(noun) any of various straight muscles

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

recti

plural of rectus

Anagrams

• Trice, citer, recit, retic, trice

Source: Wiktionary


Rec"ti- (rk"t*). Etym: [L. rectus straight.]

Definition: A combining form signifying straight; as, rectilineal, having straight lines; rectinerved.

RECTUS

Rec"tus (-ts), n.; pl. Recti (-t. Etym: [NL., fr. L. regere to keep straight.] (Anat.)

Definition: A straight muscle; as, the recti of the eye.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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