Lexic.us

Definition of Zygomatic

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the cheek region of the face.

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

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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