zygoma

zy·go·ma  (z-gm, z-)

n. pl. zy·go·ma·ta (-m-t) or zy·go·mas

1. The zygomatic bone.

2. The zygomatic arch.

3. The zygomatic process.

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[New Latin zygma, zygmat-, from Greek zugma, bolt, from zugoun, to join; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.]

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zygoma [zaɪˈgəʊmə zɪ-]

n pl -mata [-mətə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) another name for zygomatic arch

[via New Latin from Greek, from zugon yoke]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

zygoma - the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone arcus zygomaticus, zygomatic arch bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates cheekbone, jugal bone, malar, malar bone, os zygomaticum, zygomatic, zygomatic bone - the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek