Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various straight muscles, as of the abdomen, eye, neck, and thigh.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In anatomy, one of several muscles so called from the straightness of their course, either in their own axis or in the axis of the body or part where they lie.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) A straight muscle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy Any of several straight
muscles in various parts of the body, as of theabdomen ,thigh ,eye etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of various straight muscles
Etymologies
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Examples
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Thus, if the internal rectus is shortened, the eye turns in; if the external rectus, the eye turns out, producing what is known as "wall eye."
A Practical Physiology Albert F. Blaisdell
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It means originally straight just as our Saxon word right and the Latin word rectus denote, in their symbol, a straight line; that being nature’s type of moral rightness, or rectitude.
The Vicarious Sacrifice, Grounded in Principles of Universal Obligation. 1802-1876 1871
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Contributing Factors: The abdominal diastasis is simply a separation of the right and left sides of the front abdominal muscles rectus abdominus from their central attachment.
Abby Sims: Preventing Pregnancy Aches and Pains Abby Sims 2011
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Contributing Factors: The abdominal diastasis is simply a separation of the right and left sides of the front abdominal muscles rectus abdominus from their central attachment.
Abby Sims: Preventing Pregnancy Aches and Pains Abby Sims 2011
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This exercise helps close a separation of the rectus muscles while toning your abdominals and flattening your stomach.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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Aim: To help close a separation of your rectus muscles while toning your abdominals and flattening your stomach.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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Progress to more advanced abdominal exercises after the gap has narrowed to the width of one or two fingers and when your abdominals can keep your rectus muscles closely aligned without your support.1
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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The rectus muscles will tense, letting you detect any gap.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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Before you begin doing any abdominal muscle exercise other than transverse abdominal contractions and pelvic tilts see pages 96-97, check your rectus abdominis muscles for separation.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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The rectus muscles will tense, letting you detect any gap.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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