English Explanatory Dictionary

rectus abdominis muscle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pair of segmented skeletal muscle on the ventral aspect of a person's abdomen.

Word forms

rectus abdominis muscle rectus abdominis muscles

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin mūsculus rēctus abdōminis. Literally, “straight abdominal muscle”.

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