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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɛktaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rek′tī)

From rectus (n): npl: recti

rec•ti (rek′tī),USA pronunciation n.

pl. of rectus.

recti-,

a combining form meaning "right,'' "straight,'' used in the formation of compound words:rectilinear.

Also,[esp. before a vowel,] rect-.

Latin rēcti-, combining form of rēctus right

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recti /ˈrɛktaɪ/ n

the plural of rectus

rec•tus (rek′təs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ti (-tī).USA pronunciation [Anat.]

Anatomyany of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.

Neo-Latin rēctus (musculus) straight (muscle)
1695–1705

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recti-, (before a vowel) rect- combining form

straight or right: rectilinear, rectangle

Etymology: from Latin rectus

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rectus /ˈrɛktəs/ n ( pl -ti /-taɪ/)

a straight muscle, esp either of two muscles of the anterior abdominal wall (rectus abdominis)

Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin rectus musculus

'recti' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

recti- - rect- - rectangle - rectilinear - rectirostral

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