zygomatic arch
the bony arch at the outer border of the eye socket, formed by the union of the cheekbone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
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How to use zygomatic arch in a sentence
The breadth across the zygomatic arch is 2·38 against 3·64 of A. collaris.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. SterndaleThe boundary of the orbit below is very imperfect, the zygomatic arch being incomplete.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsThe cranial cavity is small, and the facial part of the skull is generally much developed; often the zygomatic arch is incomplete.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsThe zygomatic arch is very weak, and the palate extends very far back.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsThe zygomatic arch is incomplete, and the jugal (fig. 91, 5) is curiously forked, but in a manner differing in the two genera.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for zygomatic arch
the slender arch of bone that forms a bridge between the cheekbone and the temporal bone on each side of the skull of mammals: Also called: zygoma
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