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cheek·bone
/
ˈtʃikˌboʊn
/
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[
cheek
-bohn
]
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noun
1.
the zygomatic bone.
2.
the part of that bone below the eye forming the prominence of the cheek.
3.
the area of the cheek overlying this bone.
Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English
chekbon,
Old English
ceacban.
See
cheek
,
bone
1
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cheekbone
(ˈtʃiːkˌbəʊn)
—
n
the nontechnical name for
zygomatic bone
Related:
malar
Related:
malar
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Medical Dictionary
cheekbone
cheek·bone (chēk'bōn')
n.
See
zygomatic bone
.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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