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rectus abdominis muscle

rectus abdominis muscle noun: a pair of segmented skeletal muscle on the ventral aspect of a person's abdomen.

rectus abdominis muscle: a pair of segmented skeletal muscle on the ventral aspect of a person's abdomen
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Noun

rectus abdominis muscle (countable and uncountable, plural rectus abdominis muscles)

  1. A pair of segmented skeletal muscle on the ventral aspect of a person's abdomen.

rectus abdominis muscle meaning in Tamil

rectus abdominis muscle in Tamil

நேர்வயிற்றுத்தசை

Forms of rectus abdominis muscle

pluralrectus abdominis muscles

Origin of rectus abdominis muscle

Unadapted borrowing from Latin mūsculus rēctus abdōminis. Literally, “straight abdominal muscle”.

Questions about rectus abdominis muscle

What does rectus abdominis muscle mean?
Rectus abdominis muscle means a pair of segmented skeletal muscle on the ventral aspect of a person's abdomen.
What is rectus abdominis muscle in Tamil?
Rectus abdominis muscle in Tamil is நேர்வயிற்றுத்தசை. See Rectus abdominis muscle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rectus abdominis muscle?
Rectus abdominis muscle is a noun.
What is the plural of rectus abdominis muscle?
The plural of rectus abdominis muscle is rectus abdominis muscles.

Words near rectus abdominis muscle in the dictionary

  1. rects
  2. rectum
  3. rectums
  4. rectus
  5. rectus abdominis
  6. rectus abdominis muscle
  7. rectus abdominis muscles
  8. rectus casus
  9. rectus femoris
  10. rectus muscle
  11. rectus muscles

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