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zy⋅go⋅ma

  [zahy-goh-muh, zi-]
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–noun, plural -ma⋅ta  [-muh-tuh] . Anatomy.
1. zygomatic arch.
2. the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
3. zygomatic bone.
Origin:
1675–85; < NL zygōma < Gk zýgōma bolt, bar, equiv. to zygō-, var. s. of zygoûn to yoke (see zygo- ) + -ma n. suffix of result
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zy·go·ma   (zī-gō'mə, zĭ-)   
n.   pl. zy·go·ma·ta (-mə-tə) or zy·go·mas

  1. The zygomatic bone.

  2. The zygomatic arch.

  3. The zygomatic process.


[New Latin zygōma, zygōmat-, from Greek zugōma, bolt, from zugoun, to join; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: zy·go·ma
Pronunciation: zI-'gO-m&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural zy·go·ma·ta /-m&t-&/ also zy·go·mas
1 : ZYGOMATIC ARCH
2 : ZYGOMATIC BONE
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zygoma zy·go·ma (zī-gō'mə, zĭ-)
n.

  1. See zygomatic arch.

  2. See zygomatic bone.

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