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zygomatic

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As an adjective, zygomatic means of, relating to, or located in the area of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch. As a noun, it means the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.

Meanings of zygomatic

3 meanings

adjective

  1. anatomyrelationalOf, relating to, or located in the area of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch.

  2. Of or relating to the cheek region of the face

noun

  1. The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheekbody

    Similar: cheekbone, zygomatic bone, malar, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum

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Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for zygomatic →
noun: the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominenc…
cheekbonezygomatic bonemalarmalar bonejugal boneos zygomaticum

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