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zygoma

[ zahy-goh-muh, zi- ]

noun

, Anatomy.
, plural zy·go·ma·ta [zahy-, goh, -m, uh, -t, uh, zi-].
  1. the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.


zygoma

/ zaɪˈɡəʊmə; zɪ- /

noun

  1. another name for zygomatic arch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of zygoma1

1675–85; < New Latin zygōma < Greek zýgōma bolt, bar, equivalent to zygō-, variant stem of zygoûn to yoke 1 ( zygo- ) + -ma noun suffix of result
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Word History and Origins

Origin of zygoma1

C17: via New Latin from Greek, from zugon yoke
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Example Sentences

Entry, above the anterior extremity of the zygoma, bullet retained.

The facial portion of the skull is short, and the zygoma is deep.

It has, moreover, no zygoma in the skull, and there is no caecum.

The lower jaw is long, and remarkably full under the zygoma, so as to give to the countenance a square appearance.

The series extends as far back as the hinder edge of the anterior root of the zygoma.

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