Zygomatic

2 definitions found

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

  Zygomatic \Zyg`o*mat"ic\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. zygomatique.]
     (Anat.)
     Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the zygoma.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {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.
        [1913 Webster] Zygomorphic

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  zygomatic
       adj : of or relating to the cheek region of the face