zygomatic process

nounAnatomy.

any of several bony processes that articulate with the cheekbone.

Origin of zygomatic process

First recorded in 1735–45

Words Nearby zygomatic process

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How to use zygomatic process in a sentence

The zygomatic process is apt to be prominent, in keeping with the heaviness of the upper jaw.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
The squamosal is drawn out into a strong forwardly-directed zygomatic process which meets the jugal or malar.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
The posterior margin of the zygomatic process is concave, rather than convex as in bidens.
The Beaked Whales of the Family Ziphidae | Frederick True
The arch formed by the malar bone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
A Practical Physiology | Albert F. Blaisdell
The distal end of the zygomatic process is much more incurved.
The Beaked Whales of the Family Ziphidae | Frederick True

British Dictionary definitions for zygomatic process

zygomatic process

noun

a slender bony process of the temporal bone that forms part of the zygomatic arch

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