zygoma
[zahy-goh-muh, zi-]
- zygomatic arch.
- the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
- zygomatic bone.
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Origin of zygoma
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The facial portion of the skull is short, and the zygoma is deep.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., MammaliaFrank Evers Beddard
It has, moreover, no zygoma in the skull, and there is no caecum.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., MammaliaFrank Evers Beddard
Length of skull about 1-5/12 inches; width at the zygoma, 1¼.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and CeylonRobert A. Sterndale
That part of the braincase immediately above posterior root of zygoma is more conspicuously inflated.
The malar bone is small, and, as in Rodents, forms the middle part of the zygoma.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., MammaliaFrank Evers Beddard
zygoma
- another name for zygomatic arch
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Word Origin
C17: via New Latin from Greek, from zugon yoke
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Word Origin and History for zygoma
n.
plural zygomata, 1680s, Modern Latin, from Greek zygoma, from zygon "yoke" (see jugular).
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