zygoma Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone
    arcus zygomaticus; zygomatic arch.

WordNet

Zy*go"ma noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. , fr. to yoke, a yoke.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) (a) The jugal, malar, or cheek bone. (b) The zygomatic process of the temporal bone. (c) The whole zygomatic arch.

Webster 1913