Associations to the word «Rectus»

Wiktionary

RECTUS, noun. (anatomy) Any of several straight muscles in various parts of the body, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye etc.

Dictionary definition

RECTUS, noun. Any of various straight muscles.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats