zygomatic

1. a. Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the zygoma. Source: opted

2. adj. of or relating to the cheek region of the face Source: wordnet

3. n. the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek Source: wordnet

4. 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. Source: webster

5. Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the zygoma. Zygomaticarch, the arch of bone beneath the orbit, formed in most mammals bythe union of the malar, or jugal, with the zygomatic process of thetemporal bone. In the lower vertebrates other bones may help to formit, and there may be two arches on each side of the skull, as in somereptiles.-- Zygomatic process, a process of the temporal or squamosal bonehelping to form the zygomatic arch. Source: adambom

6. j:100 a. of or relating to the cheek region of the face Source: ecdict

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