zygoma

[zahy-goh-muh, zi-]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

zygomata 

1. zygomatic arch.

2. the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.

3. zygomatic bone.

zygoma

/ zaɪˈɡəʊmə, zɪ- /

noun

1. 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

But there is possible damage to the zygoma, the bone beneath the eye.

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Skull relatively broad interorbitally; zygoma broad and squared; cranium larger in all dimensions than in most other subspecies.

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Reduction of the zygoma clearly represents modification of a more generalized, complete arch.

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Portions of the skulls of cats and dogs, which are sometimes picked up on the beach, also bear a rude resemblance to the skull of a cow, the horns being represented by the zygoma.

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The series extends posteriorly some distance behind the anterior root of the zygoma, almost level with the hind edge of the palate.

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