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Definition of Malar
1. Noun. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
Terms within: Jugal Point, Jugale, Arcus Zygomaticus, Zygoma, Zygomatic Arch, Zygomatic Process
Generic synonyms: Bone, Os
Group relationships: Skull
Definition of Malar
1. a. Of or pertaining to the region of the cheek bone, or to the malar bone; jugal.
2. n. The cheek bone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit.
Definition of Malar
1. Adjective. pertaining to the cheek ¹
2. Noun. (anatomy) The cheekbone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Malar
1. the cheekbone [n -S] - See also: cheekbone
Medical Definition of Malar
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Malar
Literary usage of Malar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The malar Bones. The malar (mala, the cheek) are two small, quadrangular bones,
situated at the upper and outer part of the face : they form the prominence ..."
2. The Treatment of fractures: With Notes Upon a Few Common Dislocations by Charles Locke Scudder (1915)
"43), and to feel both malar bones at the same time—the left one with the ...
The malar process of the superior maxilla is felt inferiorly by pushing the ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"malar with an inferior angle ; molars with external and internal enamel folds
... malar without an inferior angle the facial part of the skull short and ..."
4. Treatise on Fractures in General, Industrial, and Military Practice by John Bingham Roberts, James Alphonsus Kelly (1921)
"The malar or zygomatic Ix>ne has two surfaces—the facial and the posterior, ...
The surgeon standing back of him palpates the malar bones with his two hands ..."
5. The Cat: An Introduction to the Study of Backboned Animals, Especially Mammals by St. George Jackson Mivart (1900)
"The malar is a rather small, lamellar bone which forms the most prominent ...
Its anterior inferior margin (HI) rests on the malar process of the maxilla. ..."
6. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1910)
"The malar bone is a quadrangular bone, situated at the upper and outer part of
the face. It forms the prominence of the cheek, part of the outer wall and ..."
7. Anatomy of the Cat by Jacob Ellsworth Reighard, Herbert Spencer Jennings (1901)
"—The malar or zygomatic bone is a flat curved plate of bone which forms the lateral
... The other, zygomatic process (c] of the malar bone, extends ven- ..."
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