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rectus
(redirected from Rectus sheath)

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rec·tus  (rkts)
n. pl. rec·ti (-t)
Any of various straight muscles, as of the abdomen, eye, neck, and thigh.
[New Latin (msculus) rctus, from Latin, straight (muscle); see rectum.]
rectus [ˈrɛktəs]
n pl -ti [-taɪ]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy a straight muscle, esp either of two muscles of the anterior abdominal wall (rectus abdominis)
[from New Latin rectus musculus]
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Noun1.rectus - any of various straight musclesrectus - any of various straight muscles      
muscle, musculus - one of the contractile organs of the body
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