Zygoma

Zygoma
The part of the temporal bone of the skull that forms the prominence of the cheek. The zygoma is also known as the zygomatic bone or arch, the malar bone, the cheek bone and the yoke bone. The word "zygomatic" comes from the Greek "zygon" meaning a yoke or crossbar by which two draft animals such as oxen could be hitched to a plow or wagon.
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1. SYN: zygomatic bone. 2. SYN: zygomatic arch. [G. a bar, bolt, the os jugale, fr. zygon, yoke]

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zy·go·ma zī-'gō-mə n, pl -ma·ta -mət-ə also -mas
1) ZYGOMATIC ARCH
2) ZYGOMATIC BONE

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n.

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zy·go·ma (zi-goґmə) [Gr. zygōma bolt or bar] 1. processus zygomaticus ossis temporalis. 2. arcus zygomaticus. 3. a term sometimes applied to the os zygomaticum.

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  • zygoma — [ zigɔma ] n. m. • 1561; gr. zugôma, proprt « joint » ♦ Anat. Apophyse zygomatique. ● zygoma nom masculin (latin scientifique médiéval zygoma, du grec dzugoûn, joindre) Apophyse zygomatique. zygoma n. m. ANAT Apophyse zygomatique. ⇒ZYGOMA, subst …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • zygoma — (n.) pl. zygomata, 1680s, Modern Latin, from Gk. zygoma, from zygon yoke (see JUGULAR (Cf. jugular)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • zygoma — [zī gō′mə] n. pl. zygomata [zī gō′mə tə, zi gō′mə tə] or zygomas [ModL < Gr zygōma < zygoun, to yoke < zygon,YOKE] Anat. 1. ZYGOMATIC ARCH 2. ZYGOMATIC BONE 3. ZYGOMATIC PROCESS zygom …   English World dictionary

  • Zygoma — y*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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Zygōma — (griech.), 1) Riegel, der die Thürflügel zusammenhaltende Querbalken; 2) (Jochbein), so v.w. Backenbein 1), vgl. Gesichtsknochen C). Daher Zygomatische Löcher (Zygomatocolpi, Foramina zygomatica), s.u. Gesichtsknochen C). Zygomatische Muskeln, so …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • zygoma — noun (plural zygomata; also mas) Etymology: New Latin zygomat , zygoma, from Greek zygōma, from zygoun to join, from zygon yoke Date: circa 1684 1. a. zygomatic arch b. a slender bony process of the zygomatic arch 2. zygomatic bone …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • zygoma — /zuy goh meuh, zi /, n., pl. zygomata / meuh teuh/. Anat. 1. See zygomatic arch. 2. the zygomatic process of the temporal bone. 3. See zygomatic bone. [1675 85; < NL zygoma < Gk zýgoma bolt, bar, equiv. to zygo , var. s. of zygoûn …   Universalium

  • Zygoma — Zy|go|ma 〈n.; s, ma|ta〉 = Jochbogen (2) [grch.; zu zygoun „verbinden“; zu zygon „Joch“] * * * Zy|go|ma [auch: t̮sy:goma], das; s, Zygomata [griech. zýgōma, zu: zygón = Joch] (Anat.): ↑ Jochbogen (1). * * * …   Universal-Lexikon

  • zygoma — zy•go•ma [[t]zaɪˈgoʊ mə, zɪ [/t]] n. pl. ma•ta [[t] mə tə[/t]] mas. 1) anat. zygomatic arch 2) anat. the zygomatic process of the temporal bone 3) anat. zygomatic bone • Etymology: 1675–85; < NL zygōma < Gk zýgōma bolt, bar =zygō , var. s.… …   From formal English to slang

  • Zygoma — Os zygomatique Vue médiale du zygomatique droit …   Wikipédia en Français

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