zygoma
n.
cheekbone, zygomatic bone; bony arch of the skull located below the orbit of the skull, zygomatic arch (Anatomy)
Zygomatic bone
The zygomatic bone (malar bone) is a paired bone of the human
skull. It articulates with the
maxilla, the
temporal bone, the
sphenoid bone and the
frontal bone. It forms part of the
orbit and is commonly referred to as the cheekbone. It is situated at the upper and lateral part of the face: it forms the prominence of the cheek, part of the lateral wall and floor of the orbit, and parts of the temporal and infratemporal fossae [Fig. 1]. It presents a malar and a temporal surface; four
processes, the frontosphenoidal, orbital, maxillary, and temporal; and four borders.
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Zygoma
Zygoma /zy·go·ma/ 1. the zygomatic process of the temporal bone. 2. zygomatic arch. 3. a term sometimes applied to the zygomatic bone. zy·go·ma n. 1. [
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zygoma
Noun
1. the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone
(synonym) zygomatic arch, arcus zygomaticus
(hypernym) bone, os
(part-holonym) cheekbone, zygomatic bone, mala, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum
Zygoma (das)
n.
zygoma, zygomatic arch or bone (Anatomy)