zygomatic

[ zahy-guh-mat-ik, zig-uh- ]

/ ˌzaɪ gəˈmæt ɪk, ˌzɪg ə- /

Anatomy

adjective

of, relating to, or situated near the zygoma.

noun

zygomatic bone.

Nearby words

Origin of zygomatic

1700–10; zygomat- (combining form of zygoma) + -ic

Related formspre·zy·go·mat·ic, adjectivesub·zy·go·mat·ic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for zygomatic

In males, the mastoid breadth and zygomatic breadth are about the same as in haidarum, as also is the weight.
American Weasels|E. Raymond Hall
Relative to basilar length, tooth-rows, orbitonasal length, interorbital breadth and zygomatic breadth averaging narrower.
American Weasels|E. Raymond Hall
Why, if he had asked me, I could have told him what a zygomatic zoophagan is; but he never asked me.
Half-Hours with Jimmieboy|John Kendrick Bangs
The coronoid process is displaced below and behind the zygomatic (malar) bone, and may be felt through the mouth.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

The zygomatic arch is usually slender or incomplete, and the coronoid process and angle of the mandible are commonly prominent.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for zygomatic

zygomatic

/ (ˌzaɪɡəʊˈmætɪk, ˌzɪɡ-) /

adjective

of or relating to the zygoma

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Word Origin and History for zygomatic

zygomatic

adj.

1709, from Latin zygomaticus, from Greek zygoma (see zygoma).

Medicine definitions for zygomatic

zygomatic

[ zī′gə-măt′ĭk, zĭg′ə- ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or located in the area of the zygoma.