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malar

1

[ mey-ler ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the cheek or zygomatic bone.


noun

  1. Also malar bone. zygomatic bone.

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2

[ mey-ler, -lahr ]

noun

  1. Lake, a lake in S Sweden, extending W from Stockholm. 440 sq. mi. (1,140 sq. km).

malar

/ ˈɪə /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the cheek or cheekbone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. Also calledmalar bone another name for zygomatic bone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • t·l adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of malar1

1775–85; < New Latin of, pertaining to the cheek, equivalent to Latin ( a ) cheek, jaw ( maxilla ) + - -ar 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of malar1

C18: from New Latin , from Latin a jaw
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I knew he was thinking about malar and the fever.

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Frontal malar projection is also common but more often moderately so; 87 per cent show medium projection and 12 per cent are pronounced.

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Female similar, but anterior half of head black, and no scarlet malar patch.

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Face.—Pain along right malar bone running to temple.

From

Zygoma, zī-gō′ma, n. the arch formed by the malar bone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone of the skull.—adj.

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