inferior rectus

English

Alternative forms

• inferior rectus muscle, rectus inferior

Noun

inferior rectus (plural inferior recti)

1. (anatomy) One of the four extraocular muscles of the eyeball in the orbit, which arises from the border of the optic foramen and inserts into the inferior aspect of the sclera.

   Coordinate terms: lateral rectus, medial rectus, superior rectus

Translations

muscle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 下直肌 (xiàzhíjī)

• Italian: retto inferiore m, muscolo retto inferiore m
• Spanish: recto inferior m, músculo recto inferior m

References

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