rectus

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rectus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

rectus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  rectus
      n 1: any of various straight muscles