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zygomatic
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zy·go·mat·ic  (zg-mtk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or located in the area of the zygoma: a zygomatic muscle.
zygomatic [ˌzaɪgəʊˈmætɪk ˌzɪg-]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of or relating to the zygoma
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Noun1.zygomatic - the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheekzygomatic - the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek
cheekbone, jugal bone, malar, malar bone, os zygomaticum, zygomatic bone
jugal point, jugale - the craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone
bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
arcus zygomaticus, zygoma, zygomatic arch - the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone
skull - the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
zygomatic process - a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch
Adj.1.zygomatic - of or relating to the cheek region of the facezygomatic - of or relating to the cheek region of the face
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If Neolithic women suffered enough facial traumas to result in tooth loss in a quarter of the individuals studied, we would expect to see numerous traumatic injuries to the mandible, maxillae, nasals, zygomatics and adjacent bones.
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