zygoma

[ zahy-goh-muh, zi- ]

/ zaɪˈgoʊ mə, zɪ- /

noun, plural zy·go·ma·ta [zahy-goh-muh-tuh, zi-] /zaɪˈgoʊ mə tə, zɪ-/. Anatomy.

the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.

Nearby words

zygo-, zygodactyl, zygodactyly, zygogenesis, zygogenetic, zygoma, zygomatic, zygomatic arch, zygomatic bone, zygomatic fossa, zygomatic nerve

Origin of zygoma

1675–85; < New Latin zygōma < Greek zýgōma bolt, bar, equivalent to zygō-, variant stem of zygoûn to yoke¹ (see zygo-) + -ma noun suffix of result

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Examples from the Web for zygoma

The malar bone is small, and, as in Rodents, forms the middle part of the zygoma.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
The facial portion of the skull is short, and the zygoma is deep.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
The series extends as far back as the hinder edge of the anterior root of the zygoma.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10|Various
The lower jaw is long, and remarkably full under the zygoma, so as to give to the countenance a square appearance.
The Mission to Siam, and Hu the Capital of Cochin China, in the Years 1821-2|George Finlayson

In front of the ear, lies the zygoma, one of the most marked and important landmarks to the touch, and in lean persons to the eye.
A Practical Physiology|Albert F. Blaisdell

British Dictionary definitions for zygoma

zygoma

/ (zaɪˈɡəʊmə, zɪ-) /

noun plural -mata (-mətə)

another name for zygomatic arch

Word Origin for zygoma

C17: via New Latin from Greek, from zugon yoke

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Word Origin and History for zygoma

zygoma

plural zygomata, 1680s, Modern Latin, from Greek zygoma, from zygon "yoke" (see jugular).

Medicine definitions for zygoma

zygoma

[ zī-gō′mə, zĭ- ]

n.

zygomatic arch

zygomatic bone