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zygoma

Noun

zy=go=ma

WORDNET DICTIONARY

zygoma(n = noun.body) arcus zygomaticus, zygomatic arch - the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone; Array

is a kind of bone, os

is a part of cheekbone, jugal bone, malar, malar bone, os zygomaticum, zygomatic, zygomatic bone

Derived form adjective zygomatic₁

zygoma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. , fr. to yoke, zygo`n a yoke.].

The jugal, malar, or cheek bone. [1913 Webster]

zygoma, n. (pl. zygomata) the bony arch of the cheek formed by connection of the zygomatic and temporal bones.

Etymology

Gk zugoma -atos f. zugon yoke

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