English Explanatory Dictionary

rectus abdominis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A paired muscle running vertically on each side of the anterior wall of the abdomen in humans and some other mammals.

Word forms

rectus abdominis recti abdominis

Etymology

From New Latin rectus abdominis, from Latin rēctus + abdōminis.

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