Zygoma

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Zygoma \Zy*go"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to yoke, zygo`n a
     yoke.] (Anat.)
     (a) The jugal, malar, or cheek bone.
     (b) The zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
     (c) The whole zygomatic arch.
         [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  zygoma
       n : the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the
           cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the
           temporal bone [syn: {zygomatic arch}, {arcus zygomaticus}]