zygoma

American  

[zahy-goh-muh, zi-] / zaɪˈgoʊ mə, zɪ- /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

zygomata

1. zygomatic arch.

2. the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.

3. zygomatic bone.

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zygoma British  

/ zaɪˈɡəʊmə, zɪ- /

noun

1. another name for zygomatic arch

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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

Example Sentences

Possible fractures to the nose and to the zygoma, he writes.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2016

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

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2016

A, palate process of upper jawbone; B, zygoma, forming zygomatic arch; C, condyle for forming articulation with atlas; D, foramen magnum; E, occipital bone.

From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.

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

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.

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

From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.