Definition of Zigomatic
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.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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