zygoma
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of zygoma
1675–85; < New Latin zygōma < Greek zýgōma bolt, bar, equivalent to zygō-, variant stem of zygoûn to yoke 1 ( see zygo-) + -ma noun suffix of result
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But there is possible damage to the zygoma, the bone beneath the eye.
From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2016
Possible fractures to the nose and to the zygoma, he writes.
From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2016
Length of skull about 1-5/12 inches; width at the zygoma, 1¼.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage
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.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
The series extends as far back as the hinder edge of the anterior root of the zygoma.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
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