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medial rectus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
me-di-al rec-tus
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The broadest of the four extraocular muscles of the eyeball in the orbit, which arises from the border of the optic foramen and inserts into the medial aspect of the sclera.

Inflected Forms

medial recti (plural) medial rectus muscle (alternative) rectus medialis (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

inferior rectus lateral rectus superior rectus

Synonyms

medial rectus muscle rectus medialis

Questions

What does medial rectus mean?
The broadest of the four extraocular muscles of the eyeball in the orbit, which arises from the border of the optic foramen and inserts into the medial aspect of the sclera.

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