medial rectus

English

Alternative forms

medial rectus muscle, rectus medialis

Noun

medial rectus (plural medial recti)

(anatomy) 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.
Coordinate terms: inferior rectus, lateral rectus, superior rectus

Translations

muscle

Chinese:
Mandarin: 內直肌／内直肌 (nèizhíjī)
Italian: retto mediale m, muscolo retto mediale m
Spanish: recto medial m, músculo recto medial m

References

“rectus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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