zygoma /zy·go·ma/ (zi-go´mah)
zygoma
zygoma (zīgō´m
),
zygoma
1. the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
2. zygomatic arch.
3. a term sometimes applied to the zygomatic bone.
zy·go·ma (z -g  m , z -)n. 1. See zygomatic arch. 2. See zygomatic bone. |
zygoma
1 a long slender zygomatic process of the temporal bone, arising from the lower part of the squamous part of the temporal bone, passing forward to join the zygomatic bone, and forming part of the zygomatic arch.
2 the zygomatic bone that forms the prominence of the cheek.
zygoma (zīgō´m
),n 1. a long, slender process of the temporal bone, arising from the lower part of the squamous portion of the temporal bone and passing forward horizontally to join with the malar or zygomatic bone.
2. the zygomatic or malar bone that forms the prominence of the cheek.
2. the zygomatic or malar bone that forms the prominence of the cheek.
zygoma
1. the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
2. zygomatic arch.
3. a term sometimes applied to the zygomatic bone.
zygoma
1 Zygomatic arch, see there 2 Zygomatic bone, see there 3. Zygomatic process of the temporal bone
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