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rec·tus (r

k

t

s)

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.]

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rectus - any of various straight muscles

muscle, musculus - one of the contractile organs of the body

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