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rectus
rec·tus [ réktəss ] (plural rec·ti [ rék t ])


noun 
Definition:
 
straight muscle: any straight muscle, e.g. any of the muscles in the abdomen or the thigh
[Early 18th century. < Latin, "straight, right"]
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