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rectus femoris

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
rec-tus femoris
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fusiform muscle, one of the four quadriceps muscles, situated in the middle of the front of the thigh.

Etymology

From Latin.

Inflected Forms

recti femorum (plural) recti femoris (plural)

Questions

What does rectus femoris mean?
A fusiform muscle, one of the four quadriceps muscles, situated in the middle of the front of the thigh.
Where does rectus femoris come from?
From Latin.

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