Crossword clues for recti
recti
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Recti
Rectus \Rec"tus\ (-t?s), n.; pl. Recti (-t?). [NL., fr. L. regere to keep straight.] (Anat.) A straight muscle; as, the recti of the eye.
Wiktionary
recti
n. (plural of rectus English)
WordNet
rectus
n. any of various straight muscles
[also: recti (pl)]
recti
See rectus
Usage examples of "recti".
The other two, the superior and inferior oblique muscles, aid in certain movements of the recti muscles and, in addition, serve to rotate the eyes slightly.
In each act of seeing, it becomes the task of the superior and inferior recti muscles to keep the eyes in the same plane, and of the external and internal recti muscles to give just the right amount of convergence.