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zygoma
[ zahy-goh-muh, zi- ]
zygoma
/ zaɪˈɡəʊmə; zɪ- /
noun
- another name for zygomatic arch
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of zygoma1
C17: via New Latin from Greek, from zugon yoke
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Example Sentences
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But there is possible damage to the zygoma, the bone beneath the eye.
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Skull relatively broad interorbitally; zygoma broad and squared; cranium larger in all dimensions than in most other subspecies.
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Reduction of the zygoma clearly represents modification of a more generalized, complete arch.
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Portions of the skulls of cats and dogs, which are sometimes picked up on the beach, also bear a rude resemblance to the skull of a cow, the horns being represented by the zygoma.
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The series extends posteriorly some distance behind the anterior root of the zygoma, almost level with the hind edge of the palate.
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