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Meaning of ZYGOMATIC

Pronunciation:  `zIgu'matik

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 Definition: [adj]  of or relating to the cheek region of the face
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Zyg`o*mat"ic\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. zygomatique.]
(Anat.)
Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the zygoma.
{Zygomatic arch}, the arch of bone beneath the orbit, formed
   in most mammals by the union of the malar, or jugal, with
   the zygomatic process of the temporal bone. In the lower
   vertebrates other bones may help to form it, and there may
   be two arches on each side of the skull, as in some
   reptiles.
{Zygomatic process}, a process of the temporal or squamosal
   bone helping to form the zygomatic arch.
 
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