zygoma

IPA: zˈaɪgˈoʊmʌ

Examples of "zygoma" in Sentences

You could see the compensation in the heavier malar bone and much more developed zygoma.
_Entry_ behind left ear, just above posterior root of zygoma; gutter fracture; bullet retained within skull.
_Entry_ (Mauser), over the centre of the right zygoma; the bullet traversed the right orbit, nose, and left orbit.
The temporal artery, as it ascends over the root of the zygoma, may be compressed effectually against this bony point.
Aperture of _entry_ (Mauser), just external to the centre of the right eyebrow; _exit_, above the centre of the right zygoma.
The bullet passed onwards through the base of the skull, crossing the external auditory meatus, fracturing the zygoma and probably the condyle of the mandible, and eventually lodged beneath the masseter muscle.
_Entry_, immediately above zygoma; the bullet passed through the temporal fossa, fractured the neck of the mandible, traversed the mastoid process, and emerged at the lower margin of the hairy scalp, 1 inch from the median line.