rectus

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɛktəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rek′təs)

Inflections of 'rectus' (n): npl: recti

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
rec•tus  (rek′təs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ti (-tī).USA pronunciation [Anat.]
  1. Anatomyany of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
  • Neo-Latin rēctus (musculus) straight (muscle)
  • 1695–1705

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rectus / ˈrɛktəs/ ( -ti / -taɪ/)
  1. a straight muscle, esp either of two muscles of the anterior abdominal wall (rectus abdominis)
Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin rectus musculus
'rectus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abducens nerve - rectangle - recti - recti- - rectify - rectitude - recto - right

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