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Definition of Zygomatic

Zygomatic
Zygomatic yg`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.

Meaning of Zygomatic from wikipedia

- In the human skull, the zygomatic bone (from Ancient Gr****: ζῠγόν, romanized: zugón, lit. 'yoke'), also called ch****bone or malar bone, is a paired irregular...
- In anatomy, the zygomatic arch, or ch**** bone, is a part of the skull formed by the zygomatic process of the temporal bone (a bone extending forward from...
- three processes are: Zygomatic process of frontal bone from the frontal bone Zygomatic process of maxilla from the maxilla Zygomatic process of temporal...
- Zygomatic (from Gr**** ζύγωμα (zygōma), "yoke") may refer to: Zygomatic arch Zygomatic bone Zygomatic branches of the facial nerve Zygomaticus major muscle...
- The zygomatic nerve is a branch of the maxillary nerve (itself a branch of the trigeminal nerve (CN V)). It arises in the pterygopalatine fossa and enters...
- zygomaticus major muscle is a muscle of the face. It arises from either zygomatic arch (ch****bone); it inserts at the corner of the mouth. It is innervated...
- Zygomatic branches (referring to a structure near the zygomatic bone) may refer to: Zygomatic branches of facial nerve Zygomatic branch of the lacrimal...
- zygomatic process of the maxilla, the temporal process of the zygomatic bone and from the anterior two-thirds of the inferior border of the zygomatic...
- A zygoma fracture (zygomatic fracture) is a form of facial fracture caused by a fracture of the zygomatic bone. Symptoms include flattening of the face...
- and a facial surface; contains the maxillary sinus. Four processes: the zygomatic process the frontal process the alveolar process the palatine process...