Definition of Zygomatic

1. Noun. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.


2. Adjective. Of or relating to the cheek region of the face.
Partainyms: Cheek
Derivative terms: Zygoma

Definition of Zygomatic

1. a. Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the zygoma.

2. a. Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the zygoma.

Definition of Zygomatic

1. Adjective. Pertaining to the zygoma. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Zygomatic

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Zygomatic

1. Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the zygoma. Zygomatic arch, the arch of bone beneath the orbit, formed in most mammals by the union of the malar, or jugal, with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone. In the lower vertebrates other bones may help to form it, and there may be two arches on each side of the skull, as in some reptiles. Zygomatic process, a process of the temporal or squamosal bone helping to form the zygomatic arch. Origin: Cf. F. Zygomatique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Zygomatic

zygodactylae
zygodactyle
zygodactyles
zygodactyli
zygodactylic
zygodactylous
zygodactyls
zygodactylæ
zygodont
zygogenesis
zygoid
zygolith
zygoma
zygomas
zygomata
zygomatic (current term)
zygomatic arch
zygomatic arches
zygomatic bone
zygomatic bones
zygomatic border of greater wing of sphenoid bone
zygomatic branch of facial nerve
zygomatic diameter
zygomatic fossa
zygomatic process
zygomatici
zygomaticofacial
zygomaticofrontal
zygomaticosphenoid
zygomaticotemporal

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