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• plural of rectus.

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  recti

  noun

  plural of rectus.
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  recti-

  a combining form meaning “right,” “straight,” used in the formation of compound words.

recti

¹ American  

[rek-tahy] / ˈrɛk taɪ /

noun

1. plural of rectus.

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recti- ² American  

1. a combining form meaning “right,” “straight,” used in the formation of compound words.

   rectilinear.

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recti ¹ British  

/ ˈrɛktaɪ /

noun

1. the plural of rectus

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recti- ² British  

combining form

1. straight or right

   rectilinear

   rectangle

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Etymology

Origin of recti-

< Latin rēcti-, combining form of rēctus right

Example Sentences

She is still struggling with a severe case of diastasis recti, which is the separation of the abdominal muscles and affects her core strength.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2021

Gunderson developed a severe case of diastasis recti during her pregnancy, which left a 9-centimeter separation of her "six-pack" muscles in her stomach that was big enough for a fist to fit through.

From Fox News • Jul. 22, 2021

Gunderson developed a severe case of diastasis recti during her pregnancy, which left a 9-centimeter separation of her “six-pack” muscles in her stomach that was big enough for a fist to fit through.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2021

In a case such as Clark’s, for instance, in which the diastasis recti isn’t healing, a trained PT can prescribe the proper set of exercises and measurements to turn things around.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2018

This harmony would probably have been impaired by any considerable inequality in the distances between the points of insertion of the recti muscles, or in the strength of the antagonists.

From Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman by Walker, Alexander