zygomatic bone

zygomatic bone

n.

A small bone in vertebrates on each side of the face socket, forming the prominence of the cheek. Also called cheekbone, malar, malar bone.

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Noun

1.

zygomatic bone - the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek cheekbone, jugal bone, malar, malar bone, os zygomaticum, zygomatic 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