lateral rectus

English

Alternative forms

• lateral rectus muscle, rectus lateralis

Noun

lateral rectus (plural lateral recti)

1. (anatomy) The longest of the four extraocular muscles of the eyeball in the orbit, which arises by two heads from the border of the optic foramen and inserts into the lateral aspect of the sclera.

   Coordinate terms: inferior rectus, medial rectus, superior rectus

Translations

muscle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 外直肌 (wàizhíjī)

• Italian: muscolo retto laterale m
• Spanish: recto lateral m, músculo recto lateral m

References

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