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

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

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

"Parietal breadth" is the breadth, across the braincase, taken approximately half way between the squamosal root of the zygoma and the external auditory meatus, where there is a lateral bulge in the squamosal bone.

From Mammals Obtained by Dr. Curt von Wedel from the Barrier Beach of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)