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zygoma
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /zaɪˈɡəʊ.mə/ us /zaɪˈɡoʊ.mə/pluralzygomas or orzygomatauk /zaɪˈɡəʊ.mə.tə/ us /zaɪˈɡoʊ.mə.t̬ə/
one of two bones of the skull(= the bones of the head that surround and protect the brain) at the top of your cheeks, just below your eye and towards your ear:
X-rays showed a fracture of the left zygoma.
The zygomas form part of the side of the face.
They first obtained measures of the actual size for the face, across the zygomas.
The bullet was embedded in the left zygoma, lateral to the orbit.
Clinically useful signs include twitching of the facial muscles on tapping the facial nerve below the zygoma.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The head & face
-cheeked
-chinned
baby face
baby-faced
brow
bull neck
cheek
forehead
jaw
masseter
masseteric
mastoid
maxilla
maxillary
T-zone
temporal
visage
wattle
weak-chinned
zygomatic
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Bone structures
Synonyms
cheekbone zygomatic bone Comparezygomatic arch zygomatic process
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