Meanings
nounmedial rectus (plural medial recti)
plural medial recti · alternative medial rectus muscle · alternative rectus medialis
- anatomyThe 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball medially
Similar
medial rectus musclerectus medialis
Broader
ocular muscleeye muscle
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 內直肌 /内直肌
- 內直肌 /内直肌 (nèizhíjī)muscle
Italian retto mediale, muscolo retto mediale
- retto medialemuscle
- muscolo retto medialemuscle
Spanish recto medial, músculo recto medial
- recto medialmuscle
- músculo recto medialmuscle
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APA
medial rectus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medial%20rectus
MLA
“medial rectus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medial%20rectus. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “medial rectus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medial%20rectus.
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