recti

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recti - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Recti- \Rec"ti-\ (r?k"t?*). [L. rectus straight.]
     A combining form signifying straight; as, rectilineal, having
     straight lines; rectinerved.
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  Rectus \Rec"tus\ (-t?s), n.; pl. Recti (-t?). [NL., fr. L.
     regere to keep straight.] (Anat.)
     A straight muscle; as, the recti of the eye.
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