'Zygoma' definitions:
Definition of 'zygoma'
(from WordNet)
noun
The slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone [syn: zygoma, zygomatic arch, arcus zygomaticus]
Definition of 'Zygoma'
From: GCIDE
- Zygoma \Zy*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]