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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rectus /ˈrɛktəs/

▶noun (pl. recti /-tʌɪ/) Anatomy a straight muscle.

– origin C18: from L., lit. ‘straight’.

'rectus' also found in these Oxford entries:

rectangle - recti - rectify - rectilinear - rectitude - right

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