rectus
Americannoun
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recti
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of rectus
1695–1705; < New Latin rēctus ( musculus ) straight (muscle)
Example Sentences
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The diagnosis was a low-grade lesion of the rectus femoris muscle and the end of his season.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2023
My hands, the thin skin below my eyes, the rectus femoris muscles that connect hips to knees.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2022
The lateral rectus, which causes abduction of the eye, is innervated by the abducens nerve.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
As the name suggests, the abducens nerve is responsible for abducting the eye, which it controls through contraction of the lateral rectus muscle.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
On the supposition that this insufficient result might be caused by the suture of the conjunctival wound I decided to repeat the separation of the internal rectus.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by C. Schweigger
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
The mens conscia recti is not an idle phrase.
From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Mayne Reid
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