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cheek⋅bone
[cheek-bohn] 
–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. |
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| cheek·bone (chēk'bōn') n. See zygomatic bone. |
| zygomatic bone n. A small bone in vertebrates on each side of the face socket, forming the prominence of the cheek. Also called cheekbone, malar, malar bone. |
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Main Entry: cheek·bone
Pronunciation: 'chEk-'bOn, -"bOn
Function: noun
: the prominence below the eye that is formed by the zygomatic bone;also : ZYGOMATIC BONE
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cheekbone cheek·bone (chēk'bōn')
n.
See zygomatic bone.
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cheekbone
diamond-shaped bone below and lateral to the orbit, or eye socket, at the widest part of the cheek. It adjoins the frontal bone at the outer edge of the orbit and the sphenoid and maxilla within the orbit. It forms the central part of the zygomatic arch by its attachments to the maxilla in front and to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone at the side. The zygomatic bone forms in membrane (i.e., without a cartilaginous precursor) and is ossified at birth.
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