Meaning Zygoma
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Zygoma


The bone that forms the prominence of the cheek. Also known as zygomatic bone, zygomatic arch, malar bone, and yoke bone.
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Zygoma


"bony arch of the cheek," plural zygomata, 1680s, Modern Latin, from Greek zygoma, from zygon "yoke" (see jugular). So called because it connects the bones of the face with those o [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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Zygoma


yoke. zygomorphic flower
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Zygoma


(n) the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone
Source: beedictionary.com

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Zygoma


(anatomy) The cheekbone.
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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