zygomatic
IPA: zˈaɪgoʊmˈætɪk
noun
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of zygomatic bone. [The cheekbone.]
adjective
- (anatomy, relational) Of, relating to, or located in the area of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch.
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Examples of "zygomatic" in Sentences
- Zygomatic arches project forward.
- Lateral process of the zygomatic bone.
- Orbital process of the zygomatic bone.
- It articulates with the zygomatic bone.
- Temporal process of the zygomatic bone.
- The zygomatic arches should be pronounced.
- The zygomatic arches are weak at the front.
- It is the area below zygomatic in the image.
- Can I check his zygomatic, ethmoidal, and nasal bones?
- It is the process to the right of zygomatic in the image.
- They go across your zygomatic processes -- er, cheek bones.
- An insincere smile only shows contraction of the zygomatic muscle.
- Response to Bill: I think you're referring to the slightly reflective area formed by the zygomatic area and nose.
- Those depressed areas on the frontals and zygomatic processes have apparently evolved to allow particularly large temporalis and masseter muscles, the muscles involved in closing the jaw.
- The dorsal surfaces of the frontals (on the top of the skull) possess large depressions while the ventral surfaces of the zygomatic processes (the structures that project laterally from the cheek regions) are strongly concave, again unlike the condition in other mysticetes.
- Instead, they will be compelled to offer the benefits prescribed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, which are guaranteed to be both one-size-fits-all and anything but "basic" after the government accommodates all the pleadings of special interests from acupuncture to zygomatic arch reconstruction.
- Imagine having to have nine surgeries, including seven shoulder operations (complete tears of rotator cuffs, labrum tears), lower-back surgery for a slipped disk, fracture of zygomatic bone (under eye), a broken nose, three broken fingers, radial-nerve damage to the right forearm, a broken right toe, and a slipped disk in the neck.