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zygomatic process
noun
- any of several bony processes that articulate with the cheekbone.
zygomatic process
noun
- a slender bony process of the temporal bone that forms part of the zygomatic arch
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of zygomatic process1
Example Sentences
Skull: Broader, more angular and more nearly flat; zygomatic arches more widely spreading; zygomatic processes of maxillae heavier; posterior ends of nasals emarginate rather than rounded; upper incisors longer.
The zygomatic process is apt to be prominent, in keeping with the heaviness of the upper jaw.
Zygoma, zī-gō′ma, n. the arch formed by the malar bone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone of the skull.—adj.
Also, the zygomatic process of the maxillary, viewed dorsolaterally above the lacrimal, is even narrower that in oricolus and has the anterior border even more concave.
In the horse, it articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
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