Rectus

//ˈɹɛk.təs//

"Rectus" in a Sentence (2 examples)

The quadriceps is made up of four muscles: the rectus femoris, the vastus medialis, the vastus intermedius and the vastus lateralis.

"Washboard abs" sounds better than "clearly-defined rectus abdominis muscles".

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