单词 | rectus |
释义 | rectus/ˈrɛktəs /noun (plural recti /ˈrɛktʌɪ/) Anatomy 1Any of several straight muscles, in particular:Leading from the seminiferous tubules are the tubuli recti or straight tubules lined only with columnar cells apparently derived from Sertoli cells....
1.1 (also rectus abdominis /abˈdɒmɪnɪs/) Each of a pair of long flat muscles at the front of the abdomen, joining the sternum to the pubis and acting to bend the whole body forwards or sideways.During expiration, contraction of the rectus abdominis and transversus abdominis muscles draw the pubic plates dorsally, decreasing abdominal volume....
1.2Any of a number of muscles controlling the movement of the eyeball.Geoff hooked a needle through the rectus, the gossamer-thin muscle that controls eye movement, then immobilized it with a suture....
OriginEarly 18th century: from Latin, literally 'straight'. |
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