zygoma

[ zahy-goh-muh, zi- ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural zy·go·ma·ta [zahy-, goh, -m, uh, -t, uh, zi-].

1. zygomatic arch.
2. the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
3. zygomatic bone.

zygoma

/ zɪ-; zaɪˈɡəʊmə /

noun

1. See zygomatic arch
   another name for zygomatic arch

Word History and Origins

Origin of zygoma¹

1675–85; < New Latin zygōma < Greek zýgōma bolt, bar, equivalent to zygō-, variant stem of zygoûn to yoke ¹ ( zygo- ) + -ma noun suffix of result

Word History and Origins

Origin of zygoma¹

C17: via New Latin from Greek, from zugon yoke

Example Sentences

Entry, above the anterior extremity of the zygoma, bullet retained.

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The facial portion of the skull is short, and the zygoma is deep.

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It has, moreover, no zygoma in the skull, and there is no caecum.

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The lower jaw is long, and remarkably full under the zygoma, so as to give to the countenance a square appearance.

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The series extends as far back as the hinder edge of the anterior root of the zygoma.

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