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Noun: zygoma (zygomas,zygomata)  zI'gow-mu
  1. The slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone
    - zygomatic arch, arcus zygomaticus

Derived forms: zygomas, zygomata

Type of: bone, os[2]

Part of: cheekbone, jugal bone, malar, malar bone, os zygomaticum, zygomatic, zygomatic bone

Encyclopedia: Zygoma