NOUN | body | arcus zygomaticus, zygoma, zygomatic arch | the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone |
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Meaning | The slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone. | |
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Synonyms | zygoma, zygomatic arch | |
Part of | cheekbone, zygomatic bone, zygomatic, malar, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum | The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek |
Broader | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
Spanish | arco cigomático, cigoma | |
Catalan | arc zigomàtic, cigoma, zigoma |
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