recti
noun
plural of rectus.
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recti
1 American
[rek-tahy]
/ ˈrɛk taɪ /
noun
recti-
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American
recti
1
British
/ ˈrɛktaɪ /
noun
recti-
2
British
combining form
Etymology
Origin of recti-
< Latin rēcti-, combining form of rēctus right
Example Sentences
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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
He was too honest to profess a pleasure he did not feel in a mens sibi conscia recti.
From Herbert Spencer by Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur)
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