English > zygomatic arch: 1 sense > noun 1, body| 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, arcus zygomaticus |
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| 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 |
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| Broader | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
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| Spanish | arco cigomático, cigoma |
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| Catalan | arc zigomàtic, cigoma, zigoma |
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