zygoma

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζύγωμα (zúgōma), from ζυγόν (zugón, “yoke”)

Noun

zygoma (plural zygomas or zygomata)

  1. (anatomy) The cheekbone.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations
cheekbone — see cheekbone

See also

French

Noun

zygoma m (plural zygomas)

  1. zygoma

Portuguese

Noun

zygoma m (plural zygomas)

  1. Obsolete spelling of zigoma (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).
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