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What (who) is zygoma - definition

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Zygoma         
·noun The whole zygomatic arch.
II. Zygoma ·noun The jugal, malar, or cheek bone.
III. Zygoma ·noun The zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
zygoma         
n.
(Anat.) . Cheek-bone.
zygoma         
[z??'g??m?, z?g-]
¦ noun (plural zygomata -t?) Anatomy the bony arch of the cheek formed by connection of the zygomatic and temporal bones.
Derivatives
zygomatic adjective
Origin
C17: from Gk zugoma, from zugon 'yoke'.

Wikipedia

Zygoma

The term zygoma generally refers to the zygomatic bone, a bone of the human skull commonly referred to as the cheekbone or malar bone, but it may also refer to:

  • The zygomatic arch, a structure in the human skull formed primarily by parts of the zygomatic bone and the temporal bone
  • The zygomatic process, a bony protrusion of the human skull, mostly composed of the zygomatic bone but also contributed to by the frontal bone, temporal bone, and maxilla